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RECORD NUMBER: 3 OF 12| Main Title | Houses in Transformation Search for the Implicit Reasons / [electronic resource] : | ||||
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| Type | EBOOK | ||||
| Author | Khan, Tareef Hayat. | ||||
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, | ||||
| Year Published | 2014 | ||||
| Call Number | HT165.5-169.9 | ||||
| ISBN | 9783319026725 | ||||
| Subjects | Geography ; Regional planning ; Consciousness | ||||
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| Collation | XIII, 58 p. 35 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resource. | ||||
| Notes | Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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| Contents Notes | Explicit reasons behind housing transformation -- Beyond the explicit world -- Major Implicit themes behind housing transformation -- Minor and Meta Implicit themes behind housing transformation -- Conclusion. This book analyzes the reasons of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. Recognizing Housing Transformation as a natural phenomenon, the book focuses on self-built houses in the city of Dhaka. Firstly, it explains the explicit reasons behind spontaneous housing transformations. Then the book carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey, which expresses unique stories behind houses in transformation. |