Spontaneous Shelter: International Perspectives and ProspectsCarl V. Patton Using cross-national political, economic, and environmental comparisons as well as case studies from all parts of the world, this volume focuses on the increasing problem of providing shelter in underdeveloped countries, The innovative solutions that have been applied To The problem, And The prospects For The future.Spontaneous Shelterexamines the contemporary and emerging issues that face homeless people in the Third World and suggests policy actions that can be taken. Providing middle-class as well as poverty-level examples, and considering environmental issues, The contributors use case materials, photographs, and drawings to clarify the policy agenda for basic shelter provision. Author note:Carl V. Pattonis Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. |
Contents
Evolution of Third World Shelter Policies | 3 |
Geographic Perspectives on Spontaneous Shelter | 25 |
Spontaneous Settlements as Vernacular Design | 51 |
SelfHelp Housing Technology | 78 |
Environmental Issues in Spontaneous Settlements | 103 |
Informal Settlement in Latin America and Its Policy | 125 |
development | 127 |
progress | 135 |
Typhoon Shelter | 198 |
Economic Issues and the Progressive Housing | 303 |
The Role of the State in Sheltering the Urban Poor | 326 |
Prospects for the Future | 348 |
About the Contributors | 359 |
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