Intermediate Shelters in Bam and Permanent Shelter Reconstruction in Villages following the 2003 Bam, Iran, Earthquake

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 487-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijan Khazai ◽  
Elizabeth Hausler
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Permanent Housing ◽  
Relief Operations ◽  
Shelter Construction ◽  
The City

The earthquake of 26 December 2003 destroyed about 85% of the housing stock and left up to 75,600 people in the city of Bam homeless. With the convergence of migrants from nearby villages, it is estimated that 155,000 people were in need of shelter in Bam and surrounding villages. A municipal governmental Master Plan for the reconstruction of Bam was completed in September 2004. Permanent housing construction in the city of Bam began in October 2004, and is scheduled to take three to five years. In the interim, intermediate shelter construction in Bam and reconstruction of permanent shelter in the surrounding villages is ongoing and work is being done to integrate relief operations into long-term recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction programs. At the time of the reconnaissance trip in late May 2004, 16,200 intermediate shelters were assembled in Bam, either on the sites of original dwellings or on campgrounds on the outskirts of the city, and over 2,500 permanent shelters were constructed in the surrounding villages.

scholarly journals Public Housing Construction and the Cities: 1937–1967

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Housing Program ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
The City

Public housing advocates argue that the nation should expand the federal public housing program as part of an effort to increase the supply of affordable rental housing. This paper examines federal public housing construction in the largest US cities over the period 1937–1967, a period during which the public housing program was the primary program to provide low-income households with affordable rental housing. Public housing is found to depend upon the population level of the city, factors that characterize the housing stock as of 1950, the poverty level in the city, and the size of the nonwhite population in the city. The National Commission on Urban Problems (National commission on urban problems 1968, page 128) found that this supply response meant that “… the great need of the large central cities for housing for poor families was largely unmet.” Changes in racial segregation from 1940 to 1960 are found to be unrelated to public housing construction. While the current situation is different in many respects from circumstances of these earlier decades, a renewed effort to supply public housing might produce similar outcomes.

scholarly journals Indicators of the Housing Stock in Zagreb from 1945 until the late 1960s

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-91
Author(s):  
Lidija Bencetić
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
World War ◽  
The City ◽  
Demographic Growth

This paper uses Zagreb as a case study for assessing the development of a socialist city and the housing issues that this development implied. After World War II, Zagreb experienced steep demographic growth owing to a large influx of rural population, and to a lesser extent as a result of natality increase. In 1946, the city had about 270 thousand inhabitants, and in 1969 about 570 thousand. Due to the accelerated industrial development, it needed new workforce, but lacked housing, and its infrastructure was not sufficiently developed to meet the needs of all its residents. Housing construction was based on both social and private initiatives, whereby socially funded projects were multi-storey buildings and the privately funded ones single-storey houses. Due to these private constructions, that is, houses with one storey only, Zagreb resembled a village rather than a city. In assessing the housing construction of Zagreb and its urban development in general after World War II, we are inclined to agree with Davor Stipetić’s statement that Zagreb arose as an architectural enterprise that lacked planning in its development.

scholarly journals Dispersed privatization of council housing: Some structural effects in the municipal housing stock in Olsztyn, Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-377
Author(s):  
Andrzej Muczyński ◽  
Sebastian Goraj
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Structural Effects ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Housing Privatization ◽  
Municipal Ownership ◽  
The City ◽  
Tenure Structure ◽  
Municipal Housing

Council (public) housing privatization, as the basic instrument for transforming housing systems, has significantly affected the tenure structure and created millions of new owners across Europe. In Poland, the concept of the dispersed privatization was adopted and implemented in the long term primarily through preferential sales of council dwellings from the municipal housing stock to sitting tenants. The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of the dispersed privatization of municipal dwellings in the spatial and ownership structure of the municipal housing stock of the city of Olsztyn in Poland. The results showed that poorly controlled processes of the dispersed privatization of municipal housing caused unfavorable structural effects in the surveyed housing stock. The stock has shrunk significantly, losing buildings in better locations and conditions and the undesired fragmentation of municipal ownership and its mixing with private ownership has increased. The results and proposals are important to other cities and countries facing the challenge of slow privatization of public housing.

scholarly journals Designing residential buildings in the conditions of renovation of the housing stock, taking into account organizational and technological criteria

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitaly Chulkov ◽  
Ekaterina Shilina
Keyword(s):  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
City Government ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
Historical Identity ◽  
Technical Study ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
The City

Preserving the balance of historical heritage and the ability to move forward in its development is the most important socially and economically significant task in housing construction that the city government faces in the process of implementing the renovation program. One of the key principles of renovation is the disclosure of the potential of the reorganized territory while preserving the historical identity of the urban environment. Reasonableness of the space used ensures the interconnection of all elements of the structure of a residential area (quarter or microdistrict) and increases the efficiency of its use by streamlining the placement of elements of the residential environment. The article emphasizes the need for a scientific and technical study of the influence of the structure of residential buildings on the walking accessibility of social facilities. The significance of the results of such a study of the microdistrict layout for residents is provided by the organizational and technological indicators of the construction reorganization (labor and financial costs, the duration of construction and a number of others). The possibility of improving the values of these parameters in the process of renovation of the housing stock has been revealed.

REGIONAL SSO CONTROL: KEY ELEMENTS AND EXAMPLES FROM THE CITY OF DETROIT'S LONG-TERM WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN

2002 ◽  
Vol 2002 (6) ◽  
pp. 208-231
Author(s):  
Bharat Doshi ◽  
George Haberer ◽  
Marc Stonehouse ◽  
Michael Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Master Plan ◽  
The City

scholarly journals House stock forecasting based on population growth. A case of Nur-Sultan City, Kazakhstan

Technobius ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 0009
Author(s):  
Timur Zhussupov ◽  
Lazzat Yelubay
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Data ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Simultaneous Increase ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Capital Repair ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
The City

Since the beginning of 2020, the "Nurly Zher" housing and communal development program for 2020-2025 came into force in Kazakhstan. Within the framework of this program there are tasks of capital repair and renovation of the housing stock. The passportization of the housing stock was adopted as one of the measures to solve this problem. At the same time there are some discrepancies in the statistical data between the Committee of Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of the RK and Local Executive Authorities with a simultaneous increase in the volume of housing construction. This article examines the volume of residential buildings commissioned in Nur-Sultan depending on changes in the population of the city. It is assumed that as the number of people in the city will increase the volume of housing stock. To understand the volume of housing in Nur-Sultan in the period of the program "Nurly Zher" in the article gives a forecast increase in commissioned housing by 62% by 2025, compared with the value at the end of 2020. Based on the data obtained it is concluded that for a more effective solution to the problem of capital repair and renovation of housing stock an alternative approach or tool is needed.

scholarly journals General Plan of Volgograd: A Territorial Analysis of Current Trends in the Economic Development of the City

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
Nijabat Zarbaliyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Cultural Centers ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
General Plan ◽  
The City

The article analyzes the master plan for the development of Volgograd, which defines the main directions of urban development of the city, developed a comprehensive urban zoning of the territory. According to the socio-economic and territorial prerequisites for the reconstruction of the city, a program of priority townplanning measures has been established. The main goal of the urban development of the city is to preserve and increase the architectural, spatial, historical, cultural and landscape identity of the city, creating for the population and future generations favorable for life, a safe and diverse urban environment. The General plan is made to implement the functions of Volgograd both a center of region and considering the close relationships with the cities and settlements within the zone of its direct influence. It is the basis for the development and implementation of long-term and priority programs for the development of urban infrastructure, conservation and development of natural areas, reconstruction of residential and industrial areas, development of public, business and cultural centers, tourism and recreation facilities, integrated landscaping, urban planning projects. The location in the most attractive Volga strip a severe large industrial enterprises, complicating the environmental situation, is a serious obstacle to the harmonious development of Volgograd. The gradual liberation of the Volga riverbank from production functions and their replacement by public-residential and recreational ones is one of the most urgent modern tasks of Volgograd. For such a long city as Volgograd, the development of transport infrastructure is vital. It is the good connectivity of all areas is considered the basis of urban sustainability and the integrity of the urban organism. In the General plan, the development of transport infrastructure is considered from the position of both external and internal transport. the Master plan is focused on the maximum possible disclosure of the existing potential of the Volgograd transport hub, strengthening its role as one of the largest hubs of Federal importance. There are many measures aimed at the development of external transport links. Much attention is paid to the development of inbound tourism. The main objective of the policy in the field of tourism is to create a modern highly efficient and competitive tourist product on the territory of Volgograd.

scholarly journals Prospects for the cycling development in Ivano-Frankivsk

2015 ◽  
pp. 82-85
Author(s):  
О. Levytska
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
The Status ◽  
The City

Analysis of the status and prospects of development of cycling on an example of Ivano-Frankivsk, determining the place of cycling in the city transport concept and its role in urban planning as a whole. Done mobile SWOT-analysis of the situation in Ivano-Frankivsk. Presented and analyzed the planned location of bicycle paths in Ivano-Frankivsk to the implementation of program activities Disclosed long term development of cycling, and form the basis for the Master Plan Cycling.

Impact of the urban construction solutions on the safety population

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
R. D. Oktyabrskiy
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Residential Development ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Urban Construction ◽  
Safety Population ◽  
Peace And War ◽  
The City

The article is devoted to the justification of the need to reduce the population density in the residential development of cities. The analysis of vulnerability of the urban population from threats of emergency situations of peace and war time, and also an assessment of provision of the city by a road network is given. Proposals have been formulated to reduce the vulnerability of the urban population in the long term and to eliminate traffic congestion and congestion — jams.

Turkish Muslims in a German city: Entrepreneurial and residential self-determination

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Sarah Hackett
Keyword(s):  
Residential Patterns ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
German City ◽  
Post War ◽  
Oral History Interviews ◽  
The City ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Term Objective

Drawing upon a collection of oral history interviews, this paper offers an insight into entrepreneurial and residential patterns and behaviour amongst Turkish Muslims in the German city of Bremen. The academic literature has traditionally argued that Turkish migrants in Germany have been pushed into self-employment, low-quality housing and segregated neighbourhoods as a result of discrimination, and poor employment and housing opportunities. Yet the interviews reveal the extent to which Bremen’s Turkish Muslims’ performances and experiences have overwhelmingly been the consequences of personal choices and ambitions. For many of the city’s Turkish Muslim entrepreneurs, self-employment had been a long-term objective, and they have succeeded in establishing and running their businesses in the manner they choose with regards to location and clientele, for example. Similarly, interviewees stressed the way in which they were able to shape their housing experiences by opting which districts of the city to live in and by purchasing property. On the whole, they perceive their entrepreneurial and residential practices as both consequences and mediums of success, integration and a loyalty to the city of Bremen. The findings are contextualised within the wider debate regarding the long-term legacy of Germany’s post-war guest-worker system and its position as a “country of immigration”.

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