| Author | Islam, Aminul |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-89-14 |
| Subject(s) | Housing--Bangladesh
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. HS-89-14 |
| Abstract | Industrial concentration and port activities have drawn a large number of mi grants to Chittagong, the second largest city of Bangladesh . Dueto economic constraint, thse migrants have found their home in slums and squatter settlements where critical housing condition prevails . This ca l ls for the need of urgent improvement, . But pre—requisite to the improvement programme is a detailed study of the existing housing delivery system, priority for improvement and the ways and means of doing the improvement, especially in case of I ow—income settlements . But there is a severe lack in this respect .
This study concentrated on exploration of different systems and sub—systems of low—income housing arrangement, in and around industrial concentrations of Chittagong, detailed study of some chosen low—income settlements, scope for formulating a realistic low—income housing project as well as identification improvement areas of the existing settlements. The research design involved select ion of four slum settlements and a proportionate 15 per cent sampling from al l households, sampling units being selected from each slum using simple random technique.
The study identified first housing delivery systems and sub—systems of I ow— income people and 1 ate r areas of improvement of the existing settlements, The results also showed that the provision of low—cost housing would be feasible for industrial / port workers as well as other I ow—income people in Chittagong city, with no appreciable subsidy,
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| Year | 1989 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. HS-89-14 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Sheng, Yap Kioe |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Amin, A.T.M. Nurul ;Archer, Raymon W.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of Japan
Asian Development, Bank (ADB) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |