National Housing Corporation Programmes: The case of kibera housing schemes.
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Date
2001-10Author
Milikau, Emmanuel S
Type
ThesisLanguage
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The aim of this research was to explore if the designers'
intentions were met in housing schemes done by the National
Housing Corporation (NHC). The study basically
used NHC housing schemes in Kibera as case studies for
the housing evaluation (HE) exercise. The mismatch between
the designer intentions and the user needs was
thereby explored.
Through a literature review and empirical studies the author
has tried to identify how widespread the use of Housing
Evaluation is as a design tool in the housing industry in
Kenya, with particular reference to NHC which is the
government's implementing agency of housing policy. The
receptiveness of the producer-stakeholder to the user-stakeholder
input has been considered key in this work.
This research explores recent developments in housing evaluation
and then proceeds to apply stakeholder analysis to the
HE. It endeavors to progress work in the HE field by
utilising the prescribed methodology.
The methodology chosen for the research was derived from
the qualitative paradigm, with analysis being undertaken of
user and producer stakeholders of existing housing projects
done by NHC, in Kibera. It developed the proposed techniques
by observing the interactions of the users and producers
of the housing schemes in a detailed manner and
clearly demonstrated that there is a mismatch between the
designer intentions and user needs.
The study has shown how feasible a stakeholder analysis is,
for NHC as a public housing instituion, as it establishes a
link between the designers and the users. This study, by
observing the user and producer relationship in the housing
industry in a detailed manner, has also identified areas
for further research.
Citation
Degree of Master of Architecture, in Urban Design.Publisher
University of Nairobi
Description
A thesis submitted in part fulfillment of the requirement
for the degree of Master of Architecture,
in Urban Design. Faculty of Architecture,
Design and Development, University of Nairobi.