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APPLICATIONS OF PHOTOMODELER IN PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
Full text linkInnovation and technology is increasingly considered the bedrock of an innovative and smart society and its consequent settlement. Habitat II, held in Istanbul, Turkey in 1996, endorsed important changes in the approach to human settlements, acknowledging the need for guiding urbanization, rather than preventing it. In all 171 governments adopted the agenda and the need to equitably spread the benefits of economic growth, and to fulfill basic housing and employment requirements. Translating these goals into quantitative, measurable targets has seemingly been problematic for engineers and architects and moreover, the application of tech-nology as part of any innovative and smart settlement has been elusive. This paper looks at application of one innovative technology that has only developed recently using photographs to produce 3D drawings of the photographed area. It looks at several areas of application in post disaster reconstruction in Port au Prince Haiti from the January 12 2010 earthquake. While the method is not especially site specific, its application in such a devastated context would suggest portability to other settlement disaster and non disaster in both. The key conclusion from this design based research is the need for quality as an integral part of any post disaster reconstruction program but also as part of any sustainable, innovative smart settlement
ON GENERATING CULTURALLY SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES AND DEMAND-RESPONSIVE SERVICES IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL SETTINGS: A CASE STUDY FROM NORTH-WEST QUEENSLAND
Full text linkThe catalyst for this paper was the continuation of poor national outcomes in Aboriginal employment and quality of lifestyle, despite 35 years of sustained gover-nment service delivery. The persistence of Aboriginal identities and cultures, albeit in transformed states, is a dominant continuity despite the pulses and shifts of policies. Nevertheless, debate has recently embraced whether Aboriginal people can participate in the market economy and yet still retain traditional culture (Sarra 2009), and whether retention of traditional culture has contributed inadvertently to community dysfunction (Altman 2009;Sutton 2009). The paper explores a case study of remote Aboriginal cultural and socioeconomic empowerment situated within the fields of both mainstream economy and service delivery in the Myuma Group. From the research, there is a range of significant good-practice strategies and methods underpinning Myuma’s success. In historical order, the first was the use of a native title claim from which to obtain an initial set of economic assets (infra structure, contracts). A second strategy was an inclusive (rather than exclusive) approach to spreading the enterprise benefits created by a small Indjilandji extended family group to a regional bloc of multiple language groups and to other beneficiaries in the wider community. This enabled the Myuma Group to project itself as a benefactor for the regional Aboriginal population (not simply as a nepotistic family-based firm) an image that was essential to attract strong government support and local and regional legitimacy
THE IMPACTS OF THE TAMAN DAYU RESIDENCE DEVELOPMENT TO SELF-HELP HOUSING SURROUND IN EFFORTS TO CREATE ECOVILLAGE
No full textTo respond to the rapid growth of residential area needs, the sub urban area become an alternative area of housing and business developments. The Taman Dayu, as a new residential developments in the middle of rural areas, assumingly brought several impacts to the human settlements. The things to consider is the impact on the self-help housing area nearby, whether the residential housing developments can assist the developments of the self-help housing area (kampung), or in contrary it will vanish the characteristics and life of rural settlements. This research describes the positive and negative impacts of the developments of The Taman Dayu Residence to rural settlements nearby. Furthermore, the potential concept which can be created by self-help housing will be formulated to create ecovillage. Exploratory methods is utilized with qualitative data analysis and presented descriptively by the consideration of progressing research which refers to the time sequence of The Taman Dayu Residence and settlement development nearby. The results of this research may give a positive and negative representation of a changes in residential environments, so as to the concept of potential optimization which is appropriate with existing conditions can be formulated by directing to the development of rural areas
LIVABILITY CONCEPT IN RUMAH SEDERHANA SEHAT BY PROCUREMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND UTILITY IN KABUPATEN SIDOARJO
Full text linkRumah Sederhana Sehat means adequate and affordable homes in safe and healthy environment. Its presence must be supported by public infrastructures, facilities, and utilities in sustainable manner. This study aims to ensure that the provision of infra-structures, facilities, and utilities in housing not only creates the housing feasibility, but also livability. Kabupaten Sidoarjo is selected as study sites, because it has not had regulations regarding the provision of infrastructures, facilities, and utilities in the housing yet. This study uses a livable city theoretical approach as the main refe-rence. The study is a qualitative study, with post-positivist approach that used to assess the object of this study not only the empirical facts, but also the social life that occur within it. The method of this study is comparison case studies method. It is used to find the influence of housing and infrastructures, facilities, and utilities physical condition towards resident’s psychological condition. The approach to the livable theory covers all aspects of the housing towards sustainable living. The results of this study are the livability concept of infrastructures, facilities, and utilities provision in adequate housing. Feasibility of infrastructures, facilities, and utilities on housing is not only making better neighborhoods, but also the welfare of the residents
TOWARDS SMART & RESILIENT URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN ASIA & THE PACIFIC A PRO - POOR PERSPECTIVE
Full text linkCities and tows are places with the highest population numbers and densities on the planet. They have been the centres of conglomeration, politic, culture, innovation and connectivity within the globalized world. Globally, cities consume more water, food, vast array of raw materials and consume up to 67% of all energy and contribute 71% of all greenhouse gas emissions. They also exhibit the contrast of poverty and wealth in close physical proximity, with slums located right next to the shining high-rises and gated elite communities. This continuous urbanization mainly swells the numbers of low-income households leading to what some experts have termed by “urbanization of poverty”. However, Cities and towns are also entities whose functioning mostly depends on higher order, interrelated systems. The dynamic nature of urban environments and bad inter-relationships between infrastructure, institutions and ecosystems can lead to cascading failures or “complex disasters”. This characteristic makes the urban areas different from surrounding countryside especially in vulnerabilities. The resilience here is defined as the ability to withstand, recover from and reorganize in response to crises to improve by strengthening “resilience characteristic” such as robustness, redundancy and resourcefulness and “resilience performance” such as risk reduction/preparation, response and recovery of various population groups and urban subsystems
THE CONCEPTUAL OF SUSTAINABLE SETTLEMENT WITH PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
Full text linkSustainable development of settlement is an attempt to improve the quality of human life from the aspect of environmental sustainability, social, or economic, which is done to integrate and harmonize three aspects. Donggala Kodi is one of the areas included in the administrative boundaries of the Palu city which a with fairly steep slope topography and height of 200m. Under these conditions, in principle, to make into one of the proneness. Development of settlement areas by utilizing its asset base, need to specify the form of the space requirements, related social, economic and environmental. This is to achieve sustainable development, as well as how to address the imbalance that exists. Participatory approach with the involvement of the community in order to draw up conceptual sustainable settlements is one effective approach to solve the problem. This paper discusses how the preparation of conceptual framework of sustainable settlements with community participation approach. The result of the discussion related to the formulation of the concept of residential development on the socio-economic empowerment of the community, and using the environment-based community
KOBLEN PRISON MUSEUM AS AN EMBODIMENT OF HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION NARRATIVES BASED ON PEIRCEAN SIGN SYSTEM IN SURABAYA
Full text linkHistorical interpretation on the site of cultural heritage as a series of signs could be used as a channel for creativity in architectural design. History was a subjective interpretation from personal view that had been documented or published to the public. This thesis is looking for the narratives that had been presented within former Koblen Prison as a specific case study so it could be used to produce design criterias for the new facilities. The brief research process was involving document findings, site exploration, and evidence gathering. After all related evidences have been collected, the next activity was a critical analysis of the story with logical argumentation. Categorization should be done to simplify the complexities that arise so that it can be applied appropriately to the architectural expression. Each category was then studied based on signs according to Peirce's trichotomy so that may explain the relation of meaning that emerged from the the observer’s point of view. Peirce’s approach was in a semiotics discourse that had different scope from architecture discourses but it would be useful for understanding the meaning and their connections. The stories that appear on the site consists of three main stories. The stories include the story of the struggle for independence, the story of prison life, and the story of architectural transition. Museum was the new facility that was expected to be the solution to the problem of abandoned cultural heritage sites in the former Koblen Prison in Surabaya. The main result of the research was a museum design study that communicates with the observer about the site’s pasts and respects the site’s contexts through architectural expressions
THE ARRANGEMENT OF ECO-SETTLEMENT AROUND PUSPA AGRO AND INDUSTRY IN TAMAN SUBDISTRICT SIDOARJO
Full text linkThe presence of national trade center and industry in an area could provoke urbanization. As it is known that the problem of urbanization always leads to an increased demand of housing. Similarly, the development of Puspa Agro (AgrobisTrade Center) and industry in Taman Sub-District, Sidoarjo. If the surroundingsettlements grow out of control, the region will eventually face problems like thegrowth of marginal areas. Besides the agricultural sector could also be threatened because of diminishing land area. The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of settlement’s development in Desa Sadang and Jemundo before and after the development of Puspa Agro and industry. Then, we look for the proper arrangement’s concepts of eco-settlement to be applied at the sites. Method used in this study is qualitative descriptive with naturalistic paradigm. This is to obtain factual and accurate description of the changes in settlement’s condition before and after the development of Puspa Agro and industry. Primary data was collected by interview, observation, and physical measurement. The result of this study shows that the settlement’s development is still in the standard of housing and settlements. Also discovered the right concept of eco-settlement’s arrangement to be applied around the trade center and industry
ACTIVITIES AND SPACE USE FOR ENABLING LOCAL ECONOMY IN COASTAL LOW INCOME HOUSING
Full text linkMany low income households are supported by Home Based Enterprises (HBE) for their income generation. However the settlements in coastal areas have physical problems related to the corrosive land and climate condition, as well as the possi-bilities of natural hazards such as flooding (ADB, 2003 : UNHABITAT 2003). The rapid growths of cities especially in developing countries (DCs) contribute to social problems, serious burdens for human health and the environment. In order to imp-rove the quality of human life in the coastal cities, some local government decided to remove some settlements to the inland area such as problems in some big coastal cities in Indonesia. In many cases, many resettlements of housing failed to meet community’s and user’s requirements. To reduce and avoid sustainability problems, it is necessary to have more insight and understanding of the used of space in coastal low income housing. This paper describes the use of communal spaces for daily activities which are indicating the lack of space available in coastal settlements in order to accomodate user’s needs
INNOVATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Full text linkDespite the indisputable contribution of innovations to socio-economic development, the world has realized that many innovations and technologies have been a major cause of climatic change and resource depletion. This research aimed to identify how and whether innovation in construction contributes to achieve a sustainable built environment. An analytical framework -derived from literature studies on evidence and theories on innovation in manufacturing-was applied in Dutch construction. The study underpinned that sustainable construction requires innovative solutions which go beyond the traditional and generally accepted way of building. Government support appeared necessary for a regime shift to stimulate innovation for a sustainable built environment. Policies thus should be directed to tackle a major bottleneck in construction: knowledge, expectations and beliefs concerning innovation for sustainable construction