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Of Mud and Men: Rebuilding Community Identity After Disaster A Participatory Architectural Approach

Althoff, Mary
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1269371214

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2007, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
The myriad loss due to social, economic, and physical conditions in regions affectedby disaster results in the need for both immediate reconstruction and longterm community development. However the lack of conceptual depth in the common short-term, fast response approaches to such crises neglects to address this long-term need. This thesis calls for a new methodology of disaster reconstruction based on sensitivity to individual community needs for physical, psychological, and economic healing. An architectural approach, utilizing local building materials and methods, exposes the potential for design and construction to aid in re-establishing a sense of community and cultural identity. Participation in aspects of design and construction allows victims of disaster to reclaim ownership of their built environment and engage deeper within the bond of their community. This proposal is manifested through the comprehensive design of a training center for micro-credit cooperatives in a tsunami-affected village of Tamil Nadu, India.
Aarati Kanekar, PhD (Committee Chair)
Jayanta Chatterjee, MArch, MRP (Committee Chair)
61 p.
Architecture
architecture; reconstruction; disaster; participation; india; micro credit

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  • Althoff, M. (2007). Of Mud and Men: Rebuilding Community Identity After Disaster A Participatory Architectural Approach [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1269371214

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Althoff, Mary. Of Mud and Men: Rebuilding Community Identity After Disaster A Participatory Architectural Approach. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1269371214.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Althoff, Mary. "Of Mud and Men: Rebuilding Community Identity After Disaster A Participatory Architectural Approach." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1269371214

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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