Strategic Rebuilding and Affordable Housing in the Muslim World

Akel Ismail Kahera, Sultan Barakat, Suzanne Ghadanfar

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2025
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781666962840
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Biological Sciences

To tackle the paucity of adequate housing in the Muslim World, Strategic Rebuilding and Affordable Housing in the Muslim World brings together a cohort of essays that deal with the the latest approaches, policy discussions, attendant research methodologies and recommendations. The volume's multidisciplinary contributors- academics, practitioners, architects, planners, researchers, urbanists, economists-offer valuable insights and critical analysis on strategic rebuilding of affordable and adequate housing, as well as the continuous improvement of living conditions. Each chapter broadens our understanding of the 'house' as a source of stability and security for individuals or families because one's house is the center of emotional life, with its ability to provide serenity, safety, and self-worth. Therefore, weaving the many aspects of this argument together the contributors of this volume purport a point of view that is carefully well-thought-out to expand the focus from just addressing individual and family needs to looking at the wider community benefits. Furthermore, adequate housing will increasingly become the focus of re-settlement, urban renewal and re-investment, primarily to deal with the homeless conditions that already exist-the influx of refugees and internally displaced people (IDP's) as the result of natural disasters (earthquakes and floods) and the collateral damage caused by war.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Illustrations and Tables
• Foreword: Strategic Rebuilding and Affordable Housing in the Muslim World
• Introduction
• 1 Urbanization of Modern Cities and Social Developments
• 2 The Past, Present, and Future of Qatari Housing: Architectural Vocabulary and House Form over Time in Doha
• 3 Low-Income Housing in Egypt: A Tale of Success or Failure
• 4 Accessing the Link between Vernacular and Resilient Architecture: The Case of Pakistan
• 5 Approaches and Methods for Socially Acceptable Reconstruction of Destroyed Residential Buildings in the Informal Settlements of Aleppo
• 6 Affordable Housing within the Urban Recovery Strategy for Karantina in Post-Explosion Beirut, Lebanon
• 7 Reconstruction of Religious Heritage Buildings in Post-Conflict Cities: User’s Perception of the Historical Old Town of Mosul
• 8 The Evolution of Cooperative Model Town Housing Society, Lahore
• 9 The Power/Knowledge Strategy: A Critique of the Michenzani Housing Project, Zanzibar
• 10 Rethinking National Housing Model in Malaysia: Design and Delivery of Affordable Housing
• 11 Transformation and Continuity: Exploring the Evolution of Housing Typology in Oman
• 12 Archeology of Housing Policy Strategies in Post-Revolution Iran: Formation of Housing Policy Strategies in Iran
• 13 Questioning Rapid Urban Transformations through Sustainability Criteria: The Case of Çukurambar Neighborhood, Ankara
• 14 Rebuilding Resilience: Sustainable Housing Solutions for Post-Tragedy in Derna, Libya
• 15 Emerging Residential Typologies in Instable Urban Environment: Lessons from Baghdad, Iraq
• 16 Cycles of Destruction and Reconstruction in Gaza: A Critical Analysis of Political Will and Humanitarian Impact
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Contributors