Housing in Ixtapaluca - Problems of the mega city and how affordable housing affects happiness
Author
Kristensen, Nikolaj Carrillo
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-05-23
Pages
214
Abstract
This theoretical master’s thesis examines how affordable housing in Ixtapaluca, a fast-growing suburb of Mexico City, affects residents’ happiness and well-being, and how architecture and urban design can mitigate problems created by the megacity’s expansion. Ixtapaluca has expanded rapidly over recent decades and faces challenges related to infrastructure, low architectural and contractual quality, long commutes, risky loans, and safety concerns. The goal is to develop architectural design principles that enhance quality of life through better, more flexible, and socially supportive housing. The work is structured in four parts: (1) an analysis of historical and current issues in Mexico City and Ixtapaluca; (2) a synthesis of research from Mexico and abroad on urban planning, incremental housing, and happiness/well-being; (3) case studies of Latin American social housing projects compared to key themes from the literature, alongside a resident well-being survey in Ixtapaluca; and (4) an evaluation that consolidates these insights into design principles to inform a subsequent, practice-oriented paper. This excerpt outlines the problem, approach, and planned methods; concrete findings and recommendations are presented later in the thesis.
Denne teoretiske masterafhandling undersøger, hvordan prisbillige boliger i Ixtapaluca, en hurtigt voksende forstad til Mexico City, påvirker beboernes lykke og trivsel, samt hvordan arkitektur og bydesign kan afbøde de problemer, som megabyens udvidelse har skabt. Ixtapaluca er vokset markant over få årtier og kæmper med infrastruktur, lav byggeteknisk og kontraktlig kvalitet, lange pendlerafstande, usikre låneforhold og utryghed. Projektets mål er at formulere arkitektoniske designprincipper, der kan styrke livskvaliteten gennem bedre, mere fleksible og socialt understøttende boligformer. Arbejdet er opdelt i fire dele: (1) en analyse af de historiske og aktuelle udfordringer i Mexico City og Ixtapaluca; (2) en syntese af forskning fra Mexico og internationalt om byplanlægning, incremental housing og lykke/trivsel; (3) casestudier af sociale boligprojekter i Latinamerika sammenholdt med centrale temaer fra litteraturen samt et spørgeskema om trivsel blandt beboere i Ixtapaluca; og (4) en evaluering, der munder ud i et sæt designprincipper som grundlag for en efterfølgende, mere praktisk del. Dette uddrag beskriver problemfelt, tilgang og planlagte metoder; specifikke resultater og anbefalinger præsenteres senere i afhandlingen.
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