{"product_id":"9783031090974","title":"SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace: Special Focus on Zimbabwe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace: Special Focus on Zimbabwe\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMatamanda, Abraham R.; Chirisa, Innocent; Rammile, Siphokazi; Marais, Mario\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe housing and human settlement sector is fast changing, and technology is making it more complex than ever before. With reference to Zimbabwe, a developing country in Southern Africa, the essence of this book is to bring out housing as an issue within the technology debate and practice. The following themes emerge from the 6 chapters in the book:  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e• The characterisation and conceptualisation of housing and technology and the nexus of both \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e• The complexity of housing challenges and the problems governments face in providing adequate housing, especially for the poor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e• Diverse practices in housing construction through the application of different typologies of technology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n• Assessment of the feasibility of technologies in housing development in Zimbabwe by mirroring them against global experiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e• Discussion of alternative policy approaches that may guide technology integration in housing development. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThis book will excite scholars and practitioners in urban and development studies, construction project management, urban sociology, geography, real estate together with policymakers and government officials. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-11-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031090974\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-09098-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 117\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44676832854156,"sku":"9783031090974","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031090974.jpg?v=1775821152","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031090974","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}