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Title
Rediscovering the Roots of the City: Creating Synergy Between Addis Ababa's Urban Dwellers and Rivers |
Full text
http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c5067b8e-2ee2-44e5-819c-95fe777df7ba |
Date
2020 |
Author(s)
de Graaf, W.G. (author) |
Contributor(s)
Mooij, H.A.F. (mentor); Schnater, F.R. (mentor); Amorim Mota, N.J. (mentor); Hobma, F.A.M. (graduation committee); Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution) |
Abstract
This project seeks for an alternative low-cost housing strategy for the city<br/>of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The condominium housing scheme is currently<br/>implemented everywhere throughout the city. Despite the impressive amount<br/>of newly constructed dwelling units, shortcomings of this housing strategy<br/>have drastic consequences within the social and environmental domain. It<br/>disperses communities, is not inclusive for the very poor and does not respond<br/>to environmental issues. This while the natural environment, and in particular<br/>the waterbodies of the city, is already under great pressure after years of<br/>uncontrolled urban sprawl. It has led to massive decline of urban green spaces<br/>and extremely polluted rivers having a huge negative impact on the liveability of<br/>the city. Therefore, this graduation report seeks for a design proposal that tries to reconnect the inhabitants with the waterbodies of the city in order to create a<br/>river culture. To connect people with nature and to contribute to a synergetic<br/>environment between Addis Ababa's urban dwellers and rivers. - Addis Ababa Living Lab: Creating Resilient Dwelling Clusters for Urban Resettlement - Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Global Housing |
Subject(s)
Global Housing; Dwelling; Addis Ababa; River culture; Earth; Urban wetland; Adobe; Water; Urban Agriculture |
Coverage
9.010072, 38.794860 |
Language
en |
Type of publication
master thesis |
Rights
© 2020 W.G. de Graaf |
Repository
Delft - Technische Universiteit Delft
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