Theophilus Adeyinka Shittu

Framework for sustainable repair of adobe building in an urban area in Nigeria

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Produktbeschreibung

Building with earth is still a living practice in Nigeria most especially in the northern region. Pear shaped sun-dried earth brick (tubali) was used traditionally by the Hausa in northern Nigeria. However, the use of tubali has ceased to exist in favour of the adobe blocks in both the urban and rural settlements in Nigeria. Sabon Gari, the study area is one of the urban areas in this region with buildings constructed with adobe. However, these adobe buildings are in deplorable conditions and in dire need of repair. Sabon Gari in Kaduna was selected as the research¿ study area because of its strategic location and the dual function which the adobe buildings serve (i.e. residential and commercial purposes). This provided an opportunity to study the effect of the two activities on adobe building in an urban area. 20 compounds with buildings constructed with adobe blocks were selected and thoroughly examined. In the course of this study it was identified that the major factors inhibiting the repair of these buildings are social factors. This research therefore argued that with an appropriate framework these social factors can be corrected.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 472
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9783330087309
• ISBN-10: 3330087307
• Artikelnr.: 62597385

Autorenporträt

Theophilus Shittu is a UK based Architect and researcher in built environment. Shittu holds a bachelor and master¿s degrees in architecture; a post master¿s specialist degree (DSA) in earthen architecture from the Grenoble School of Architecture (CRATerre, ENSAG), France and a PhD from the Plymouth University, UK.