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Construction Technologies for Sustainable Affordable Housing within Fragile Contexts: Proposal of a Decision Support Tool

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  • Nazly Atta

    (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy)

  • Anna Dalla Valle

    (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy)

  • Andrea Campioli

    (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy)

  • Davide Chiaroni

    (Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, Italy)

  • Cinzia Talamo

    (Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy)

Abstract

The topic of sustainable affordable housing in developing countries is gaining increasing importance within international debates. The challenge is to find a balance between the concepts of sustainability and affordability in building construction within fragile contexts, overcoming basic self-made shelter solutions towards the creation of sustainable durable housing. In particular, concerning the selection of constructive technological solutions, the goal is to shift from the current decision-making process based only on economic factors to a more holistic approach based on a triple bottom line perspective, integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability. With this aim, this paper proposes a decisional support tool for contexts characterized by poor information to sustain decision-makers in identifying suitable technological solutions. The tool is based on a set of key indicators, articulated into the three pillars of sustainability. The proposed tool, conceived as scalable and replicable, is finally applied to the specific context of Mogadishu (Somalia), since it is representative of the uncertain social, political and economic nature of fragile contexts.

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  • Nazly Atta & Anna Dalla Valle & Andrea Campioli & Davide Chiaroni & Cinzia Talamo, 2021. "Construction Technologies for Sustainable Affordable Housing within Fragile Contexts: Proposal of a Decision Support Tool," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-14, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:11:p:5928-:d:561352
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    1. Sofia Agostinelli & Fabrizio Cumo & Meysam Majidi Nezhad & Giuseppe Orsini & Giuseppe Piras, 2022. "Renewable Energy System Controlled by Open-Source Tools and Digital Twin Model: Zero Energy Port Area in Italy," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-24, March.
    2. Roberto Alonso González Lezcano & María Jesús Montero Burgos, 2021. "Airflow Analysis of the Haida Plank House, a Breathing Envelope," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-14, August.

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