Pemba

Spontaneous Living Spaces

AvCorinna Del Bianco

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Pemba: Spontaneous Living Spaces looks at self-built dwellings and settlements in the case study city of Pemba in the Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique. Self-built houses born from need, in haste and with limited economical resources are often considered to be temporary structures but frequently become an integral part of the urban fabric, representative of a local culture of living. The study is part of the Spontaneous Living Spaces research project, and through a variety of documentation tools, it investigates the evolution of the architectural and urban elements that characterize self-built dwellings in Pemba.The evolution of the spontaneous living culture creates new forms of living in the city connected to local cultural expressions and the environment. These are placed in relation to the traditional and contemporary living cultures, settlement trends and the natural environment. Covering a history of housing in Mozambique and unpacking four settlement types in Pemba, this book is written for academics, professionals and researchers in architecture and planning with a particular interest in African architecture and urbanism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-09
Mått:138 x 216 x 7 mm
Vikt:160 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Built Environment City Studies
Antal sidor:104
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367637521

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Corinna Del Bianco, PhD, is an adjunct professor of urban design at the Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Her research and professional interests regard the documentation and analysis of the places’ cultural identity with a focus on the culture of living in self-built urban environments. She is a founder and board member of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco, a private foundation based in Florence, Italy, dedicated to dialogue among cultures.

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Foreword by Michael TurnerAbstract1 Introduction1.1 Spontaneous Living Spaces, a research project1.2 Understanding Africa’s great cultural chance 1.3 A glance at Mozambique 2 Studying the Mozambican self-built houses in the city of Pemba2.1 The relevance of the current housing issue in Mozambique2.2 Pemba and its relevance in the dwelling issue 2.3 Research goals 2.4 Methodology and essential literature review 2.5 Chapters organization3 An interpretative framework of habitation in Mozambique 3.1 The origins of the Mozambican house 3.2 Outlining the urbanization trends over the history of Mozambique: from a rural to an urban society4 Understanding Pemba4.1 An integrated analysis 4.2 City scale overview4.3 Framing the Pemba case study5 Unpacking four settlement types in Pemba5.1 The four selected neighbourhoods: selection and survey5.2 Formation and recent evolution5.3 Urban morphology 5.4 Houses’ spaces and functions 5.5 Elements and objects5.6 Types analysis and typology determination5.7 New characters of living6 ConclusionsList of figures and tablesAcronymsEssential GlossaryAcknowledgements