Houses in Transformation

Search for the Implicit Reasons

verfasst von: Tareef Hayat Khan

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buchreihe : SpringerBriefs in Geography

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This book analyzes the reasons of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. Recognizing Housing Transformation as a natural phenomenon, the book focuses on self-built houses in the city of Dhaka. Firstly, it explains the explicit reasons behind spontaneous housing transformations. Then the book carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey, which expresses unique stories behind houses in transformation.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Chapter 1. Explicit Reasons Behind Housing Transformation

Abstract

Transformation in housing has been studied substantially in different contexts. The reasons behind transformation are manifold. However, there are certain patterns that are specific in the contexts of developing countries. This chapter accumulates several of those reasons from different literature and supplements with the ones gathered during the study in the context of Dhaka City. Combined with the behavioral patterns during the transformations, the reasons categorized into building and partition level, tries to give a more comprehensive picture of the transformations in the self-built houses.

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Chapter 2. Beyond the Explicit Lies the Implicit

Abstract

This chapter gives the hint of shifting the paradigm of the research. From a rather straightforward questionnaire survey, it adopted the ethnographic method and searched for something implicit that no formal data collection method can offer. The data came in stories, and the findings started to emerge as themes. A theme matrix is shown at the end to give the reader a preview of what to expect later on.

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Chapter 3. Major Themes

Abstract

Major themes were extracted from those transformations that occurred more frequently in different family stages of households. Because of frequency, they already demanded more attention. However, a deeper investigation showed that they are very much significant as well. To get a better understanding, several themes were grouped under bigger domains. Four domains of major implicit themes were discussed in this chapter.

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Chapter 4. Minor Themes

Abstract

Minor themes were those that occurred less frequently. Some of them even appeared only in one instance. However, considering the impact they had on the respective households, minor themes were not at all negligible. The minor themes were grouped under three domains. These domains expressed inner self of the owners in sublime ways.

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Chapter 5. Meta-Themes

Abstract

Meta-themes evolved from the whole history of the events. In this study, the whole history of transformations of houses showed one dominant implicit theme. It was the reflection of the gradual evolution of the household itself. Like the life story of a human being, the transformations unveiled different stages of the household, how it grew and how it started to disintegrate.

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Chapter 6. Conclusion

Abstract

This chapter is not just a formal conclusion. It attempts to find a relationship between the explicit reasons and the implicit reasons. Considering the transformation incidents as the effect and the reasons as the cause, it was tempting to find such correlation. However, interestingly, it did not show any straightforward correlation. It again showed the complicated nature of human behavior, for which social scientists always struggle to find clues. Transformation incidents appeared to be just another method of expressing that complexity, a phenomenon that itself is the beauty of human life.

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Backmatter

Titel: Houses in Transformation
verfasst von: Tareef Hayat Khan
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-02672-5
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-02671-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02672-5