Developing affordable housing design for low income in Sana'a, Yemen
Purpose: Housing costs are very high in Yemen compared with Middle East countries, which caused a shortage of housing supply especially for low-income groups. This paper aims to develop affordable housing design for people with low income and to examine their ability to afford houses in Sana'a,...
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| Language: | English |
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Emerald Group Publishing
2011
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23155/1/Developing%20affordable%20housing%20design%20for%20low%20income%20in%20Sana%27a%2C%20Yemen.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23155/ http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17538271111111857 |
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| Summary: | Purpose: Housing costs are very high in Yemen compared with Middle East countries, which caused a shortage of housing supply especially for low-income groups. This paper aims to develop affordable housing design for people with low income and to examine their ability to afford houses in Sana'a, Yemen. Design/methodology/approach: Two different questionnaires were used to achieve the study objectives. The first one was to examine the requirements and needs of low-income groups, while the second was to analyze the feedback of professionals in relevant housing authorities in Sana'a. An affordable house design methodology was used to design alternatives of low-income housing in order to minimize cost and environmental impact while maximizing the social acceptability in housing projects. Findings: The results show that the low-income group can afford new houses in Sana'a in consideration of the following: constructing multi-storey housing units such as apartment system through using the concrete frame structure and building the internal and external walls with concrete blocks with limited areas (65-120) square meters. Originality/value: The findings could be used to improve housing affordability through housing policies in Yemen in order to decrease the housing shortage particularly for the low-income group. |
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