Ibn Khaldoun & Heritage of Public Participation in Housing Design


Abstract in English

This paper bridges the gap between housing schemes and studies in sociology. Such reformation leads to physical environments responding to patterns of behavior rather than changing them. That is, frustrate people less in achieving patterns of behavior necessary, for the functioning of the groups.

References used

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Lang, Jon: Creating Architectural Theory: The Role of the Behavioral Sciences in Environmental Design.Van Nostrand & Reinhold Company, N.Y., 1987
Taylor, John, and David Williams: Urban Planning Practice in Developing Countries. Pergamon Press, New York, 1982

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