Lessons of Informality: Architecture and Urban Planning for Emerging Territories. Concepts from Ethiopia - Hardcover
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Informal settlements made up of corrugated iron shacks and other materials are a ubiquitous feature in the megacities of Africa, Asia and Latin America. In response to the enormous influx of migrants from the countryside, the informal city experienced a phenomenal growth. While rightly criticized for their lack of hygiene and for their low-level living conditions, these shelters nevertheless provide planning strategies and possibly even a roadmap to a resilient city in an emerging territory.
The unregistered economic activities associated with them proliferate in a similar way and basic urban services are increasingly provided informally. Examples of these economic phenomena are microloans, bottom-up insurance or professions such as the "Kuré-Yalew" (refuse collector), who acts as an "urban miner" and thus contributes a valuable service to the community by recycling materials.
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Felix Heisel, ETH Zürich
Bisrat Kifle, Chair of Architecture & Design, EiABC, Addis Ababa.
Felix Heisel, ETH Zurich
Bisrat Kifle, Chair of Architecture & Design, EiABC, Addis Ababa
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