Innovative Approach for the Development of Sustainable Settlements in East Africa: Affordable Housing for Mogadishu

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This book deals with sustainable affordable housing in developing countries, providing the main results of the BECOMe research project of the Politecnico di Milano. Sustainable, affordable housing in developing countries is increasingly important for African and international stakeholders, with massive urbanization processes involving many countries consuming large territories and natural resources minus any strategy of sustainability and social equality and without consideration of the long-term effects on the environment and subsequent generations. While the issue of affordable housing requires approaches adapted to the many specific African contexts, the case of Somalia seems representative of a fragile context characterized by the uncertainty of the social, political, and economic situations and the lack of common shared legislative references and strategies. The book aims to provide knowledge and propose a methodological framework developed from this particular situation that can serve as a template. On the basis of this main objective, the book deals with approaches and problems related to the creation of sustainable housing ecosystems, activating and boosting local enterprises and stimulating foreign investors to revamp the national AEC sector and related manufacturing industries, models for modular settlements, and business models and assessment methodologies useful for evaluating a set of appropriate technological solutions. Chapters 03 and 07 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Foreword Introduction Contents About the Editors List of Figures List of Tables East Africa Context Ecosystem Perspective for Sustainable Settlements in East Africa 1 East Africa: A Fast Growing, Changing and Complex Region 2 Changing Scenarios and Housing Demand 3 Many Questions for Many Challenges References Housing in East Africa 1 Housing Needs in East Africa: From Sheltering to Affordable Housing 2 Housing in East Africa: The Challenges of Affordability, Accessibility and Sustainability 3 A Difficult Climate Contest and Related Climate Responsive Design References Mogadishu as a Representative Case The Dynamic and Fragile Context of Mogadishu as a Representative Case 1 Mogadishu: A Urban Representative Case 2 Mogadishu: The Four Different Existing Cities 3 Concerns About the Future Urban Growth 4 Concerns About the Issue of Housing: Housing Demand and Levels of Affordability in Mogadishu References Climate-Responsive Design and Energy Performance Goals 1 Climate Analysis of Mogadishu Context 2 Main Rules for Climate-Responsive Design 3 Current Energy and Water Supply and Distribution 4 Renewable Energy Potential Assessment References The Fragmented and Heterogeneous Nature of Manufacturing and Construction Sectors in Mogadishu 1 Information Gaps as Barriers to Reliable Analysis of the Construction Industry 2 Manufacturing Sector: The Predominance of Imported Building Materials and Products 3 Construction Sector: A Mixed Reality Among Different Size Construction Companies 4 Current Technological Solutions and Processes Adopted in Mogadishu References Proposals for Sustainable and Affordable Housing in Mogadishu Settlement Strategy Towards New Business Ecosystems 1 Definition of the Key Features of the Settlement 2 Settlement Strategies 3 Typological Proposal References Construction Technologies and Materials for Sustainable Affordable Housing 1 Affordability and Sustainability: Emerging Needs of Current Construction Practices in Mogadishu 2 Construction Technologies in Mogadishu: Emerging Need of the Current Scenario 3 Alternative Construction Technologies and Context-Based Approaches Toward Sustainability Within Mogadishu Construction Sector 4 Qualitative Assessment of Alternative Technological Solutions for Mogadishu 5 Affordable Sustainable Buildings in Mogadishu: Considerations and Future Perspectives References Estimation of Construction Costs: From Technological Solutions to the Settlement Scale 1 Barriers to the Economic Estimation of Current Construction Costs 2 Information Sources on Current Technological Solutions in Mogadishu 3 A Tool for Assessing Infrastructure and Building Construction Costs 4 Assessing Settlement Construction Costs References Appropriate Tools for Decision-Makers: Proposal of a Decisional Support System (DSS) 1 Introduction 2 Setting the DSS Structure and Input Data 3 Definition of the Alternative Scenarios for Mogadishu 4 Development of a DSS for Settlement Feasibility Studies References Conclusion