Urban public housing in Northern Nigeria : the search for indigeneity and cultural practices in design /: the search for indigeneity and cultural practices in design. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Abubakar Danladi Isah.
• Other Names: Abubakar Danladi Isah, 1974-
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Contents; About the Author; About the Book; Abstract; 1 The Concept of Cultural Character in Public Housing Design; Abstract; 1.1 General Idea About the Book; 1.2 Purpose and Coverage of the Research; 1.3 Civilisation and the Indigenous Culture Demands in Space Uses; 1.4 Public Housing Concept in Nigeria, Conflict in User and Providers' Views; 1.4.1 Cultural Context of Northern Part of Nigeria; 1.4.2 Seeking to Regulate Indiscriminate Housing Transformation; 1.4.3 Culture Attributes Are Desired by Public Housing Users in Design. 1.4.3.1 Building Evidence-Based Design for Public Housing1.4.3.2 Post-occupancy Assessment of Public Housing Neighbourhood; 1.5 Summary; References; 2 The Dimension of Public Housing in Nigeria; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Optimising User Activity-Space Relations Through Control Levels; 2.3 Historical Outlook of the Environmental Setting; 2.4 Impact of Language Distribution in Nigerian Regional Relations; 2.5 Public Housing Situation in Nigeria; 2.6 Urban Migrants and Housing Impulse in Nigeria; 2.7 Persistent Dissatisfaction of Public Housing Residents with Provisions; 2.8 Summary. 3.7 Public Housing Transformation3.8 Reflecting Culture and Housing Theories in Housing Transformation; 3.8.1 Etic and Emic Theory of Cross-Cultural Research; 3.8.2 Man-Environment Relation (MER) Design Theory; 3.8.3 Explanatory Theory of Environment-Behaviour Relation (EBR); 3.8.4 User-Centred Theory (UCT); 3.8.5 Evidence-Based Design (EBD); 3.9 Summary; References; 4 Search for Cultural Attributes Appropriate for Design Ideals; Abstract; 4.1 Connecting with Users' Experience; 4.2 Characterising Users' Perception; 4.3 Ethnography: The Search for Cultural Determinants and Patterns. 4.3.1 Hausa Ethnic Group4.3.2 Fulani Ethnic Group; 4.3.3 Kanuri Ethnic Group; 4.3.4 Nupe Ethnic Group; 4.3.5 Tiv Ethnic Group; 4.3.6 Gbagyi Ethnic Group; 4.4 Life at the Root, Identifying the Core Space Use Values; 4.5 Sustainable Indigenous Sociocultural Attributes; 4.5.1 Accessibility; 4.5.2 Visitors' Reception; 4.5.3 Outdoor Relaxation; 4.5.4 Household Distribution; 4.5.5 Social Events and Domestic Chores; 4.5.6 Cooking; 4.6 Dwelling Layout Patterns; 4.7 Spatial Indigeneity at the Root Space Uses; 4.8 Summary; References; 5 Search for Public Housing Inhabitants' Link with the Root.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 161 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 363.509669; 910; Geography; Public housing -- Social aspects -- Nigeria, Northern; Housing -- Nigeria, Northern; Sociology, Urban; Sustainable development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Housing; Public housing -- Social aspects; Social Science -- Sociology -- Urban; Science -- Environmental Science; Sociology; Sustainability; Cultural studies; Social Science -- Human Geography; Human geography; Nigeria, Northern; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319401928; 3319401920
• Related ISBNs: 9783319401911; 3319401912
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.