Appropriate housing solutions for the fast-growing middle class in Karachi

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dc.contributor.advisorIngersoll, Richard
dc.creatorLari, Mihail S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:54:22Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:54:22Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractFifty years after independence, Karachi, Pakistan's most important metropolis, continues to suffer from a widespread shortage of suitable housing and infrastructure. The recent growth of the newly empowered middle class has inflicted additional strains on this already overwhelmed megacity. While the rich are well-equipped to look after themselves, and the poor are best served with a 'sites and services' approach, the middle class has few accessible housing options. By looking at the development of Karachi, and its current urban form and infrastructure--in the context of patronage, planning and housing typology--this thesis reaches a better understanding of the issues, identifies appropriate housing solutions for the rising middle class, and proposes transformations of typology based on the target residents' social, cultural and economic needs.
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dc.format.extent177 pp
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ARCH. 1998 LARI
dc.identifier.citationLari, Mihail S.. "Appropriate housing solutions for the fast-growing middle class in Karachi." (1998) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17190">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17190</a>.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17190
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.subjectUrban planning
dc.subjectRegional planning
dc.titleAppropriate housing solutions for the fast-growing middle class in Karachi
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitecture
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architecture
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