pre-announcement of CIB 2010 [W110 commission]

Objectives and Scopes :

The objectives of W110 are to define how to create sustainable livelihood in the informal settlements incorporating the inhabitants participation, and how the stakeholders can transfer the technology to assist the community in the development or improvement of the settlement physical, social and economic conditions.

The detailed objectives are:

• to investigate informal settlements, that has not previously been adequately researched and propose for their improvement to create sustainable livelihoods incorporating people participation.
• to transfer technology, education and technical information and guidance on healthy settlements and housing and social economic improvements, from the universities and scientific institutes, the NGOs or other stakeholders to the communities.
• to create an international focal point for the collection, organisation and dissemination of research results and demonstration related to enabling the provision of affordable housing and informal settlements world wide.
• the scope of the research on informal settlements and housing include; government regulations, informal settlements and housing policies and programs, social-economic issues and people participation, housing design, housing delivery system, building technology transfer and guidance, land development, site planning and housing for special need groups, such as elderly, women widows, disaster victims.

(source: CIBworld)

CIB 2010 (W110) will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Institution partnerships:

Duta Wacana Christian University
Department of Architecture

http://www.ukdw.ac.id

email: cibjogja@gmail.com