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Title:	Micro-homes: a new identity of future living for the young generation in Jordan
Authors:	Mays Radhi Khadim Al-Ruwaishedi (P88772)
Supervisor:	Azimin Samsul Mohd. Tazilan, Dr.
Keywords:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia Micro-housing Housing Urban ecosystem
Issue Date:	11-Sep-2020
Description:	This study discusses the potentials of adapting micro-housing living approach, as a new identity of the future living for young generation in urban cities in Jordan. As housing is one of the most important habitats in everyone's life, as in which it offers shelter and safety. Recently, the young generation category is facing a wide range of housing challenges. As a matter of fact, they are at the greatest risk when it comes to the increase in houses prices, high-interest rates, housing shortages, affordability, and overcrowding. However, a global interest is now shown towards sustainable living, particularly moving ahead to compact living as a new housing solution for the young generation. This attention is taking a place mainly in the largely populated urban cites such as Amman the capital city of Jordan. Hence, the scope of this study covers microarchitecture, micro-housing, young generation in the context of Jordanian urban cities. Therefore, the study objectives are firstly started by providing an overview of housing conditions and challenges in Jordan. Secondly, the study identified micro-homes existing typologies through employing selected micro-homes of Jordanian vernacular housing as a case study. Finally, the study attempted to suggest the potentials of adapting micro-homes as a new identity of living for the young generation group in Jordan. The research adopted a mixture of archival, qualitative, and quantitative methods in collecting and analysing data. Based on the qualitative data, a classification model for micro-homes typologies has been developed. Micro-homes have been classified in this model according to their sizes, usage, physical characteristics, and mobility patterns. This model has been evaluated for its adaptability through a field study. Hence, tent houses, mud-brick houses and refugees' settlements have been empirically investigated. The results of this investigation showed a unique identity of micro-homes typologies within the context of Jordanian vernacular homes. Findings from case studies analysis revealed that the identity of micro-housing in Jordan distinguished by four qualities; size (between 10 to 90 square meters), permanency (temporary and permanent housing), building materials (mud-brick, stone, and steel), and mobility patterns (fixed and semi-fixed). Another obvious finding to emerge from the quantitative data, is that almost (80%) of the study respondents from both the young generation and the stakeholders promote the concept of micro-living as a promising housing solution for the young generation in Jordan. There are three major contributions of this research which are; identifying the housing provision challenges that are faced by young generation in Jordan such as housing distribution imbalances, great fluctuation in houses prices, high living cost and many others. In addition, the proposed classificational model helps in identifying a collective housing identity of micro-homes as an urban ecosystem which will provide a better understanding on its functionality, physical aspect, and status patterns towards sustainable design approach. Finally, the study developed a conceptual framework for the future alternative usage of micro-homes in Jordan. This framework outlines the challenges, potentials, and limitations of using micro-homes as an alternative housing scheme for the young generation category in Jordan.,Ph.D.
Pages:	188
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment / Fakulti Kejuruteraan dan Alam Bina

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