LEADER 03913nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910820742103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78138-650-1 010 $a1-84631-309-0 024 7 $a10.3828/9780853239130 035 $a(CKB)1000000000541157 035 $a(EBL)380755 035 $a(OCoLC)476210117 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000152490 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11177497 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152490 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10322015 035 $a(PQKB)11731319 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127566 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781781386507 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC380755 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000541157 100 $a20000505d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aExtending themselves $euser-initiated transformations of government-built housing in developing countries /$fGraham Tipple 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLiverpool $cLiverpool University Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (x, 358 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017). 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The housing squeeze; 3. More than just a dwelling; 4. The financial element: transformation as an investment; 5. Sustainability issues; 6. The transformation process; 7. The case for transformations; 8. Policies for enabling transformations; Appendix 1. Transformations in Bangladesh; Appendix 2. Transformations in Egypt; Appendix 3. Transformations in Ghana; Appendix 4. Transformations in Zimbabwe; Appendix 5. An assessment of the decision to transform; References; Index 330 $aMany countries have large stocks of government-built housing which, for various reasons, are in poor physical conditions and/or do not conform to the expectations of occupants. The occupants of such housing frequently make unauthorised but quite considerable changes and extensions (transformations) to their dwellings. This book examines user-initiated transformations to government-built housing in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana and Zimbabwe, surveyed in a research programme sponsored by the UK Department for International Development. The 1600 dwellings surveyed show how relatively low-income households are capable of supplying new rooms and services both to improve their own housing conditions and to supply rental rooms or accommodation for family members living rent-free. The new construction is often of at least as good quality as the original structures and sometime envelopes the original in a new skin. It is clear that transformation adds accommodation and services to existing housing, upgrades the housing stock, and creates variety out of uniformity. The study leads to policy suggestions to encourage transformations for the renewal of government housing. These include the provision of loan finance; the encouragement of co-operation between neighbours, especially in multi-storey housing; and the planned colonisation of open space next to the dwellings where plots are not provided. For new housing, it is clear that designs for new areas are only the beginning of an on-going development process rather than a blueprint for once-for-all development. 606 $aPublic housing$xManagement$xTenant participation$zDeveloping countries 606 $aHousing rehabilitation$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aPublic housing$xManagement$xTenant participation 615 0$aHousing rehabilitation 676 $a363.5/8 700 $aTipple$b A. Graham$01657801 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820742103321 996 $aExtending themselves$94011427 997 $aUNINA