Meet the editors

Prof. Amjad Almusaed has a Ph.D. in Architecture (Environmental Design) from Ion Mincu University, Bucharest, Romania. He completed postdoctoral research in 2004 on sustainable and bioclimatic houses at the School of Architecture, Aarhus, Denmark. His research expertise is sustainability in architecture and urban planning and design. He has carried out a great deal of research and technical survey work and has performed several

studies in these areas. He has edited many international books and is an active member of many worldwide architectural associations. He has published more than 170 international academic works (papers, research, books, and book chapters) in different languages.

Associate Prof. Asaad Almssad has more than thirty years of experience in industry, academia, and research at Umeå University, Sweden; Karlstad University, Sweden; and various European and non-European institutions. His research focuses on building structures, materials, sustainable building, and energy efficiency in building systems. He has authored and co-authored more than fifty research papers and many books. Currently, he is employed

as a docent at Karlstad University.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

to the Thematic Area

*by Kazutoshi Fujihira*

*by Andreas Koch*

**Section 3**

in the Netherlands

*by Amjad Almusaed and Asaad Almssad*

Settlements in Masvingo City, Zimbabwe *by Average Chigwenya and Prisca Simbanegavi*

Current Trends, and Future Strategies) *by Amjad Almusaed and Asaad Almssad*

*by Ibiwumi Saliu and Evangelisca Akiomon*

**Preface XI**

Introduction to the Thematic Area **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Sustainable Development and Housing Strategies **11**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 29**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 75**

**Chapter 6 91**

Habitation Improvement - Structure, Procedures and Legislation **105**

**Chapter 7 107**

The Impact of Contemporary Housing Functions on Its Social Sustainability

Sustainable Housing in Developing Countries: A Reality or a Mirage

An Explorative Perspective on the Resilience in Neighborhoods

*by Hendrik Marten Koolma and Catharina Frederika van Dreven*

Introductory Chapter: Sustainable Housing – Introduction

Towards Sustainable Housing: Waste Management in Informal

Lessons from the World Sustainable Housing (Past Experiences,

Sustainable Housing Design: System Control Strategy
