Trans-disciplinary knowledge for affordable housing

Salama, Ashraf M. (2011) Trans-disciplinary knowledge for affordable housing. Open House International, 36 (3). pp. 7-15. ISSN 0168-2601

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present an approach for comprehending affordable housing. The approach is based on a new paradigm of research: trans-disciplinarity; a form of inquiry that crosses the boundaries of different disciplines. An argument on the impact of trans-disciplinary thinking on understanding affordable housing is developed, then is placed within the perspective of how lifestyle theories and their underlying concepts can be integrated into a comprehensive investigatory process. In turn, a framework of inquiry is developed while reflected on affordable housing knowledge types. An interpretation of the framework into a survey tool is conceptualized. The tool is introduced in the form of a questionnaire to be implemented in different contexts. The testing of the questionnaire as a tool of inquiry reveals its validity, corroborates the value of integrating trans-disciplinary knowledge into affordable housing research, and accentuates the value of introducing lifestyle theories as a new form of knowledge necessary for future inquiry on affordable housing.

Creators(s):	Salama, Ashraf M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1241-414X;
Item type:	Article
ID code:	49934
Keywords:	affordable housing, knowledge, lifestyle theories, trans-disciplinarity, Architecture, Urban Studies, Architecture , Geography, Planning and Development
Subjects:	Fine Arts > Architecture
Department:	Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
Date deposited:	21 Oct 2014 10:33
Last modified:	22 Feb 2020 01:39
Related URLs:	Scopus publication
URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/49934
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