Description: This book examines the debate over affordable housing and all of its complexities to critique and confront important features of rebuilding, affordability, design methodologies, and challenges in the strategic rebuilding processes.
Brief description: Akel Ismail Kahera is professor of architecture and sustainable urbanism at Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
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Strategic Rebuilding and Affordable Housing in the Muslim World makes an important contribution to the major issue facing the physical environment of Muslim countries - that of Housing. In sixteen authoritative essays this book investigates architecture and urbanism in a wide range of different countries from Egypt, Zanzibar and the Middle East, to Iran, Pakistan and Malaysia. The authors review policies and problems with insightful analysis of both general principles and specific case studies. Examine both modern urban culture as well as vernacular and informal settlements, this collection adds significantly to our knowledge and understanding of the field. This is a must read.