Lessons of Informality: Architecture and Urban Planning for Emerging Territories. Concepts from Ethiopia
Informal settlements made up of corrugated iron shacks and other materials are a ubiquitous feature in the megacities of Africa, Asia and Latin America. In response to the enormous influx of migrants from the countryside, the informal city experienced a phenomenal growth. While rightly criticized for their lack of hygiene and for their low-level living conditions, these shelters nevertheless provide planning strategies and possibly even a roadmap to a resilient city in an emerging territory.

The unregistered economic activities associated with them proliferate in a similar way and basic urban services are increasingly provided informally. Examples of these economic phenomena are microloans, bottom-up insurance or professions such as the "Kuré-Yalew" (refuse collector), who acts as an "urban miner" and thus contributes a valuable service to the community by recycling materials.

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Lessons of Informality: Architecture and Urban Planning for Emerging Territories. Concepts from Ethiopia
Informal settlements made up of corrugated iron shacks and other materials are a ubiquitous feature in the megacities of Africa, Asia and Latin America. In response to the enormous influx of migrants from the countryside, the informal city experienced a phenomenal growth. While rightly criticized for their lack of hygiene and for their low-level living conditions, these shelters nevertheless provide planning strategies and possibly even a roadmap to a resilient city in an emerging territory.

The unregistered economic activities associated with them proliferate in a similar way and basic urban services are increasingly provided informally. Examples of these economic phenomena are microloans, bottom-up insurance or professions such as the "Kuré-Yalew" (refuse collector), who acts as an "urban miner" and thus contributes a valuable service to the community by recycling materials.

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Lessons of Informality: Architecture and Urban Planning for Emerging Territories. Concepts from Ethiopia

Lessons of Informality: Architecture and Urban Planning for Emerging Territories. Concepts from Ethiopia

Lessons of Informality: Architecture and Urban Planning for Emerging Territories. Concepts from Ethiopia

Lessons of Informality: Architecture and Urban Planning for Emerging Territories. Concepts from Ethiopia

Overview

Informal settlements made up of corrugated iron shacks and other materials are a ubiquitous feature in the megacities of Africa, Asia and Latin America. In response to the enormous influx of migrants from the countryside, the informal city experienced a phenomenal growth. While rightly criticized for their lack of hygiene and for their low-level living conditions, these shelters nevertheless provide planning strategies and possibly even a roadmap to a resilient city in an emerging territory.

The unregistered economic activities associated with them proliferate in a similar way and basic urban services are increasingly provided informally. Examples of these economic phenomena are microloans, bottom-up insurance or professions such as the "Kuré-Yalew" (refuse collector), who acts as an "urban miner" and thus contributes a valuable service to the community by recycling materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783035606690
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Publication date: 05/24/2016
Edition description: approx. 208 p. with 150 ills.
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Felix Heisel, ETH Zürich

Bisrat Kifle, Chair of Architecture & Design, EiABC, Addis Ababa.


Felix Heisel, ETH Zurich

Bisrat Kifle, Chair of Architecture & Design, EiABC, Addis Ababa

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