Table of contents
Editorial
Nicholas WilkinsonWe continue our policy of theme issues and open issues twice a year. This particular open issue contains manuscripts on Community Participation, Real Estate Development, Housing…
Toward 21St-Century Korean Hanoks
Jieheerah YunVery recently, the South Korean architectural field has seen a rising trend to reinterpret the traditional hanok, meaning Korean-style house. While this presents an interesting…
Housing Poverty in Post-Reform Shanghai: Profiles in 2010 and Decompositions
Yina Zhang, Jie ChenUsing the latest census data (2010), this paper investigates housing poverty conditions in Shanghai, the largest city in China. The data shows that a large fraction of Shanghai…
The Emotional Sociability of the Abdoun Circle in Amman Jordan
Leila BustamiThe Abdoun Circle which is located in the prestigious part of Amman, changes its relationship with its users from that of an ordinary business district during the day to a very…
Breaking Boundaries as the Clue for Post Ecological Architecture
María Jesús González Díaz, Justo García NavarroEcology shows us not only environmental problems; it shows that we need a new balance and harmony between individuals, beings, communities and all of Nature. We need a new…
Kavaklidere-Ankara: The Formation of a Residential District During the 1950s
Çılga Resuloğlu, Elvan Altan ErgutThis paper aims to examine the formation of Kavaklıdere as a ‘modern’ residential district during the 1950s. Contemporary urbanization brought about changes in various regions of…
Infill Renovation
Kazunobu MinamiApartment houses in Japan now face many serious problems. Japanese society is aging, resulting in 1 or 2 elderly people now living in houses built for larger households consisting…
Creating Neighbourhood Networks: Why the Alvalade Landscape Matters to Housing
Romana XerezHow does social capital matter to the creation of neighbourhood networks in cities? Social housing in Portugal is some times viewed as a single architectural and building…
Community Participation and Community Evaluation of Heritage Revitalisation Projects in Hong Kong
Binqing Zhai, Albert P.C. ChanThis paper aims to investigate the relationship between community participation and community evaluation of heritage revitalisation projects in the context of Hong Kong. In 2007…
Heuristic Model for Real Estate Development Using Value Management Techniques
Ahmed Fouda, Ahmed Shalaby, Mootaz FaridThe real estate development processes involves complex sets of decisions that are related to both technical and financial issues. Some of these decisions could be made…
Affordance Based Housing Preferences
Henny CoolenIn several countries the period after World War II is characterized by building dwellings in mass production in order to bring the supply in line with the increasing housing…
The Pursuit of Sustainability of Homeownership Schemes for First-Time Buyers
Tan Teck HongA large portion of first-time homebuyers lack adequate means to meet their needs of housing owing to home price inflation in Malaysian cities. One way to address the housing needs…
ISSN:
0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
2005Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol