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Developing affordable housing design for low income in Sana'a, Yemen


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Alaghbari, Wa'el and Salim, Azizah and Dola, Kamariah and Abang Ali, Abang Abdullah (2011) Developing affordable housing design for low income in Sana'a, Yemen. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 4 (1). pp. 84-98. ISSN 1753-8270; ESSN: 1753-8289

Abstract

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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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Design and Architecture
Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1108/17538271111111857
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2015 06:18
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2015 06:18
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23155
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