Living with transformation
Subtitle: self-built housing in the City of Dhaka
By: Tareef Hayat Khan
Series: SpringerBriefs in geography; SpringerBriefs in geography
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cham; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9783319007199; 9783319007205
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Dwellings; Domestic Architecture
Description: This book describes and analyzes the phenomenon of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. After describing briefly the history of self-built houses and the phenomenon of transformation around the world, it focuses on its context, the city of Dhaka. Firstly it describes the physical patterns of spontaneous transformation. Then it explains the explicit reasons behind those transformations. Finally, it carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey, which not only expresses unique stories of living with transformation, but also captivates the reader throughout with its compelling way of qualitative judgment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.