Ingersoll, Richard2009-06-042009-06-041998Lari, 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>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17190Fifty 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.177 ppapplication/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ArchitectureUrban planningRegional planningThesisRICE2642reformatted digitalTHESIS ARCH. 1998 LARI