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Inclusive housing program: The case of Oé-Cusse region in East Timor

  • Miguel P. Amado , 1 ,
  • Inês Ramalhete 2,3 ,
  • António Ribeiro Amado 2,3 ,
  • João C. Freitas 2
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  • 1. CERIS – Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability, IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
  • 2. GEOTPU LAB, Institu to Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
  • 3. CIAUD, Faculty of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal

Received date: 30 Aug 2016

Revised date: 16 Dec 2016

Accepted date: 18 Dec 2016

Published date: 06 Apr 2017

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2017 2017 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Abstract

Housing development has become one of the main strategies to alleviateimpoverished communities in developing countries. In the past, policies and programs focused on either economic or social aspects, and numerous imported solutions had failed to produce satisfactory results. At present, holistic approaches integrating all dimensions of human activity and environmental impact are gaining recognition as suitable alternatives for various experiences in developing nations. However, these approaches do not properly consider the local context, which is different for each case, thereby leading to inadequate models and unsuccessful implementations. This paper presents a context-driven and integrated approach for rural areas in developing nations for one of the most basic humanend eavors, i.e., constructing a house. The self-building process utilized in constructing houses is a major strategy to help communities overcome poverty .Such a house must be capable of accommodating economic activities; must be durable yet flexible in layout and size; and must offer all basic services, including water, sanitation, and energy. Consequently, the Inclusive Housing Program is developed and employed in Oé-Cusse, a remote region of East Timor, as an integral part of the Regional Plan.

Cite this article

Miguel P. Amado , Inês Ramalhete , António Ribeiro Amado , João C. Freitas . Inclusive housing program: The case of Oé-Cusse region in East Timor[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2017 , 6(1) : 74 -88 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2016.12.001

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