A case study of the public housing provision for the elderly in Hong Kong : a social aspect study

This contribution presents the meta-design research scenario of the sustainable building redevelopment of the INA Casa “Sbarre Inferiori” district in Reggio Calabria based on a twofold reflection. On the one hand, the transformative potential, both technological and formal, of the public housing stock created under the INA Casa Plan. On the other, the extension of the life cycle of the buildings and the improvement of the spatial quality of the housing according to a circular, low-tech and ecological approach. The result is an abacus of technological additions in bio-xlam conceived according to the principles of Design for Disassembly, which allows the reuse of the modules in new spatial and functional configurations, and the remanufacturing and recycling of the elements at the end of their life.

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PERLINDUNGAN TERHADAP KONSUMEN YANG TIDAK MENDAPATKAN SERTIFIKAT HAK MILIK SATUAN RUMAH SUSUN

Jurnal Hukum Adigama ◽

10.24912/adigama.v1i2.2845 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 522

Author(s):

Galih Husain Fauzi ◽

Ermanto Fahamsyah

Keyword(s):

Public Housing ◽

Large Population ◽

Safety Regulation ◽

The Public ◽

Knowing That ◽

House Construction ◽

Public House ◽

House Building ◽

Building Owner

Indonesia is one of the countries that has large population. Development of public housing is tended in order that every family can occupy a public housing that is proper in healthful, secure, harmonious, and uniformed environment. The proper public house is a house construction that is fulfill safety regulation in its construction, suffice the minimum construction area, and give health for public house occupant. Realize of the statements, is needed for developing a construction public housing that can be occupied together in a public house building,that is devided in some parts separately, on vertical ar horizontal for every occupation. There is a lot of participants that is involved in developing a public house building, that is the developer as a participant for developing a public house building, owner, and the occupant as an organizer. The public house building certificate will be proven with a freehold public house building certificate for every occupant that is already fulfill the regulations as an owner in the public house building. Researcher has taken one of the case studies about the restraining of a freehold of public house building, with purpose of the case study is knowing a consumer protection legally toward the participant developer that is restraing a freehold public house building. Researcher solved this case study using the normative method that is supported an interview with related parties. Based on the research will be knowing that the regulation of a freehold public house building certificate does not applied clearly on the sanction of participant developer that is restraining a freehold public house building certificate on the time that is determined.

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Heat stress and outdoor activities in open spaces of public housing estates in Hong Kong: A perspective of the elderly community

Indoor and Built Environment ◽

10.1177/1420326x20950448 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1420326X2095044 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jianxiang Huang ◽

Yang Chen ◽

Phil Jones ◽

Tongping Hao

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Heat Stress ◽

Public Housing ◽

Thermal Environment ◽

The Elderly ◽

Climate Index ◽

Universal Thermal Climate Index ◽

Open Spaces ◽

Thermal Climate ◽

Housing Estates

Open spaces in Hong Kong are in short supply and they are often underused due to the adverse climate, especially in hot and humid summer. This is a missed opportunity that can be otherwise realized to promote health and social interactions for local communities. The high density urban environment makes the condition worse by raising the urban heat island effect and leaving planners with fewer mitigation options. This study aims to test the hypotheses that an unfavourable thermal environment disrupts the use of outdoor open spaces; if yes, whether such disruptions differ by age groups. On-site measurement and computer simulations were conducted in three open spaces in public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong. Thermal conditions were assessed using the Universal Thermal Climate Index. Occupant activities were recorded, together with a questionnaire survey. Results showed that an open space purposefully designed for breeze and shading was 2.0°C cooler in Universal Thermal Climate Index compared with the other two. It attracted more optional/social activities, higher frequency of visits, and longer duration of stay. The elderly activities were more susceptible to disruptions from heat stress compared with younger groups. Elderly activities largely diminish when ambient thermal environment exceed 39°C in Universal Thermal Climate Index. Findings have implications to design and retrofitting of open spaces in order to maximize their use.

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