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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

2. Spontaneous Transformation as an Integral Phenomenon of Inhabitation

Author : Tareef Hayat Khan

Published in: Living with Transformation

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter is a literature review on the phenomenon of Spontaneous Transformation, which is defined as any alteration, addition, extensions, or modification of a house. Spontaneous Transformation has been identified as an integral part of inhabitation. However, in large scale housing, users, even if they are owners, do not have much authority to transform. In the context of self-built houses, especially in the developing countries, studies show that there is abundance of transformation incidents. With the owners being the actors behind them, this chapter tried to relate this phenomenon of spontaneous transformation with human behavior.

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Metadata
Title
Spontaneous Transformation as an Integral Phenomenon of Inhabitation
Author
Tareef Hayat Khan
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Living with Transformation

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-00719-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-00720-5

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00720-5_2