Proximal design in South African informal settlements: users as designers and the construction of the built environment and its fire risks

Informal settlements present a challenge for fire safety because they lack the regulation of building standards that have been central to reducing fire risks elsewhere. Rather than being the product of specialist designers (such as architects and engineers), constrained by regulation, informal settl...

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Main Authors: Graham Spinardi, S.J. Cooper-Knock, David Rush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Tapuya
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25729861.2020.1847531