Architects and Post-Disaster Housing
A Comparative Study in South India
This book examines the different roles of architects in rural post-disaster housing and their impact on the degree of success of the projects from villagers' perspective. It is based around the building process of three case studies affected by the tsunami of 2004 in rural South India. It identifies the critical parameters and skills required at project level during the course of the building process. The results from villages and interviews with experienced international and Indian architects, engineers and NGO representatives show that architects are often poorly equipped to work in this context. Gertrud Tauber concludes with a proposal for a course to help architects in the building of people-oriented housing in post-disaster environments.
Overview Chapters
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Note on Terminology
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Preamble
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Introduction
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Locating the Field
Seiten 35 - 38 -
Existing Literature on the Role of Architects in Designing Post-Disaster Housing
Seiten 39 - 46 -
Building Cultures
Seiten 47 - 58 -
Research Method
Seiten 59 - 72 -
PART I: AFTER THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI OF 2004
Local Governments, NGOs and the Villages
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PART II: THREE CASE STUDIES
Summary of the Three Case Studies
Seiten 87 - 88 -
1: The Project Management Consultant
Seiten 89 - 114 -
2: The Draftswoman
Seiten 115 - 138 -
3: The Surveyor-Anthropologist
Seiten 139 - 166 -
PART III: NEGOTIATING THE ROLE OF THE ARCHITECT
Understanding the Results
Seiten 169 - 198 -
International Voices: Comparison of the Results of the Three Case Studies
Seiten 199 - 208 -
Conclusions and Recommendations for NGOs, Architects and Educational Institutions
Seiten 209 - 222 -
Appendices
Seiten 223 - 230 -
Glossary
Seiten 231 - 234 -
List of Figures
Seiten 235 - 236 -
List of Pictures
Seiten 236 - 237 -
List of Tables
Seiten 237 - 238 -
Bibliograph
Seiten 239 - 252
9 October 2014, 252 pages
ISBN: 978-3-8376-2862-3
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