The housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book:
• The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both
• The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor
• Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology
• Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences. • Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development.
This book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials.
Author(s): Abraham R. Matamanda, Innocent Chirisa, Siphokazi Rammile, Mario Marais
Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 37
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 122
City: Cham
Preface and Acknowledgements
Contents
1 The Housing and Technology Nexus: An Overview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Defining Housing
1.2.1 Housing as a Noun
1.2.2 Housing as a Commodity
1.2.3 Housing as a Process
1.3 Housing Types
1.4 Defining Technology
1.4.1 Typologies of Technology
1.5 The Housing-Technology Nexus
1.6 Overview of the Book
References
2 The Context of Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Housing Technology Context
2.2.1 Pre-colonial Era
2.2.2 Colonial Era (1890–1980)
2.2.3 Post-colonial Era: Beyond 1980
2.3 The Dynamics in Urban Spaces
2.3.1 The Influence of Urbanisation
2.3.2 Key Constraints
2.4 Macro-economic Environment
2.4.1 Building Standards
2.5 The Rural Space
2.6 The Peri-urban Interface
2.7 Emerging Issues and Discussion
2.8 Conclusion
References
3 Housing Technology Differentiation and Typologies
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Fourth Industrial Revolution and Housing Technology
3.3 Green Technology
3.4 Volumetric Construction
3.5 Traditional Housing Technology
3.6 Low-Cost Housing Technology
3.7 Gaps in Housing Technology Typologies
3.7.1 Implementation Gaps
3.7.2 Innovation Gaps
3.8 Emerging Issues and Discussion
3.9 Conclusion
References
4 Housing Delivery, Management and Technology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Preparation of Housing Stock Using Technology
4.2.1 Building Information Modelling
4.2.2 Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
4.2.3 GPS and GIS
4.3 Production of Housing Stock Through Technological Enhancement
4.3.1 Smart Bricks
4.3.2 Fly Ash Bricks
4.3.3 Robotics
4.4 Maintenance of Housing Units
4.4.1 Self-healing Concrete
4.4.2 Pollution-Fighting Buildings
4.5 Housing and Social Facilities
4.5.1 Water Provision Technologies
4.5.2 Sanitation Technologies
4.5.3 Energy Eco-technologies
4.5.4 Waste Management
4.6 Emerging Issues and Discussion
4.7 Conclusion
References
5 Socio-cultural, Ecological and Economic Issues in Housing and Technology, and the Politics
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Socio-cultural Issues in Housing and Technology
5.2.1 Household Make-up
5.2.2 Social Exclusion
5.2.3 Access to the Technology
5.3 How Do We Ensure that Technology Does Not Harm the Environment?
5.4 Economic Issues
5.4.1 Who Is to Fund the Projects?
5.4.2 Private Sector
5.4.3 Loans to Interested Parties
5.4.4 Human Capital and the Human Factor
5.4.5 Technology and Employment
5.4.6 Technology and the Workforce
5.4.7 Emerging Discussions
5.5 Conclusion
References
6 Towards Sustainable Policies for Housing and Technology in Zimbabwe
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Issues for Sustainable Policies in Housing and Technology for Global South
6.2.1 Mexico’s Strategy for Sustainable, Affordable Housing
6.2.2 Cultural Dimensions in Affordable Housing Programmes in Ethiopia
6.2.3 Remaking Traditional Building Design for Flexible Housing in Tajikistan
6.3 Sustainable Policies in Housing and Technology for Zimbabwe
6.4 Emerging Issues and Lessons Learnt
6.5 Conclusion
References
About the Authors
About this Book
Index
