Vertical housing near the Code River. What is the perception of the Code area residents about Vertical Housing, and how does it affect their livelihood?
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2017-10
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This study deals with the question what the perception of the low-income is about vertical housing and how this will affect their daily practices. Actually this research is a case study which is interested in the perception from the Code residents about vertical housing. The call for vertical housing in the Code area is raised because the vulnerability of the settlement and their inhabitants. The origin of this vulnerability is the fact that the Code area is a disaster prone area that have been victim to lahars and floods in the past. Vertical housing, as a urban renewal strategy, is proposed to make the Code area a less vulnerable place to live. Vertical housing is an actual topic in Indonesia that is not only important for the Code area, but also relevant for more Indonesian cities. The Worldbank (2017) expect that by the year of 2025 about 68 percent of Indonesia’s inhabitants will live in cities. Due to this tremendous urbanisation building vertical is almost a must.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen