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Title: | Evaluation of Stabilised-Earth (TEK) Block for Housing Provision and Construction in Ghana |
Authors: | Oppong, R. A. Badu, E. |
Keywords: | TEK (SEB) blocks ethno-narratology housing materials Ghana |
Issue Date: | Aug-2012 |
Publisher: | Journal of Science and Technology |
Citation: | Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2012, pp 104-118 |
Abstract: | Lack of patronage of locally developed building materials has resulted in huge housing deficit
and expensive housing construction in Ghana. Housing appears not to be serving as social good
in Ghana. The new housing environments in Ghana are characterized by hitherto lesser known
and exotic building materials. Through mapping of case study areas and ethno-narratology
(narrative) approaches within the qualitative methodological paradigm, selected urban and rural
communities were surveyed. Users’ perception of their houses and housing environments built of
TEK blocks are presented in this paper. This paper speculates that TEK blocks as earth based
building material can contribute to the alleviation of housing problems if there are conscious
efforts of nationwide adoption of coordinated programmes and efforts. |
Description: | Article published in the Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2012, pp 104-118 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5612 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal of Science and Technology 2000-
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