Housing and Technology: Special Focus on Zimbabwe

ISBN-13: 9783031090974 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 117 str.

Abraham R. Matamanda; Innocent Chirisa; Siphokazi Rammile

Opis

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. 

Spis treści

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

1.4.1.1 Innovative technology

1.4.1.2 Sustainable 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 the Housing Stock Using Technology

4.2.1 Building Information Modelling

4.2.2 Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)

4.2.3 GPS and GIS

4.3  Production of the Housing Stock Through Technological Enhancement

4.3.1 Smart Bricks

4.3.2 Fly Ash Bricks

4.3.3 Robotics

4.3.3.1 Fire Proofing Spray Robot

4.3.3.2 Steel-beam Positioning Manipulator

4.3.3.3 3D Printed Houses

 4.4 Maintenance of the Housing Units

4.4.1 Self-healing Concrete

4.4.2 Pollution fighting buildings

4.5 Housing and Social Facilities

4.5 Management of Housing Stock Using Technologies

4.5.1 Water Provision Technologies

               4.5.1.1 Rainwater Harvesting

  4.5.1.2 Solar powered water purification system

4.5.2 Sanitation Technologies

              4.5.2.1 Composting Toilets

              4.5.2.2 Incinerating Toilets

4.5.3 Energy Eco-Technologies

             4.5.3.1 Solar Power Technology

             4.5.3.2 Wind Energy

             4.5.3.3 Biomass Energy

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 Content

5.2.2 Social Exclusion

5.2.3 Access to the Technology

       5.2.3.1 Geographical Factors

       5.2.3.2 Economic Factors

       5.2.3.3 Social Factors

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 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 Lessons from Issues Highlighted

References

About The Authors

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O autorze

Abraham R. Matamanda lectures in the Department of Geography, University of the Free State, South Africa. His current research is on urban governance and planning, climate change adaptation, urban food systems, and medical geography.

Innocent Chirisa, is a Full Professor in Environmental Planning and Management and Urban and Regional Planning. He has a keen interest in urban and peri-urban dynamics. Currently, focusing on environmental systems dynamics concerning land-use, ecology, water and energy. 

Siphokazi Rammile lectures in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of the Free State. She combines experience in private practice and academia. Her research interests include urban design, open space planning, tactical urbanism and urban spatial displacement. 

Mario Marais, is a Principal Researcher in the Technology Innovation, Monitoring and Evaluation research group of the E-Government Impact Area in the CSIR Next Generation Enterprises and Institutions Cluster in Pretoria, South Africa. He has experience in organisational, entrepreneurial and community development research and monitoring and evaluation (M&E).