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This paper aims to explore the entrepreneurial characteristics of indigenous and non-indigenous housing developers in Malaysia. The entrepreneurial characteristic is perceived to be one of the significant factors explaining the lo...
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This paper aims to explore the entrepreneurial characteristics of indigenous and non-indigenous housing developers in Malaysia. The entrepreneurial characteristic is perceived to be one of the significant factors explaining the low involvement of indigenous people in the housing industry. Indigenous refers to the native people of Malaysia while non-indigenous refers mainly to Chinese developers. Indigenous housing developers often start as hired employees who are then encouraged by their companies to open their own businesses. Most members of the non-indigenous group start their businesses on their own initiative and interest, with strong family support. Lack of government support for the industry forces indigenous developers to take various related courses to advance their knowledge. In terms of entrepreneurial psychological characteristics, significant differences between both groups exist in proactiveness and innovativeness. However, indigenous developers have the same qualities as the non-indigenous in terms of acquisitiveness, internal locus of control, independence, and tolerance for ambiguity, but not in risk-taking propensity.
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This paper reports on the development of a design framework for improving housing conditions in remote Indigenous communities in Australia. The first section of the paper outlines the nature of the housing crisis in these communit...
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This paper reports on the development of a design framework for improving housing conditions in remote Indigenous communities in Australia. The first section of the paper outlines the nature of the housing crisis in these communities and briefly reviews recent policy changes that have the potential to facilitate major improvements in the number and quality of houses to be built in the communities in coming years. The second section defines the concept of 'design framework' used in this paper and the process of research that was undertaken in three case study communities to elicit stakeholder views of an appropriate design framework for remote Indigenous housing in Australia. The final section of the paper provides an overview of the design framework that was developed with a particular emphasis upon how a 'Triple Bottom Line' view of sustainability was used to guide the development of an integrated and balanced set of guiding principles for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of remote Indigenous housing.
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The intercensal period (2006-2011) was a time of significant policy and population change in Indigenous affairs. The aim of this paper is to document the changing distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population an...
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The intercensal period (2006-2011) was a time of significant policy and population change in Indigenous affairs. The aim of this paper is to document the changing distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population and housing geographies over that period. We use the Indigenous Region structure developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to show that Indigenous Australians grew at a rate that significantly outstrips the non-Indigenous population with an increasing concentration of the Indigenous population on the urban eastern seaboard and particularly among older people. We present results that show that for certain measures, the housing situation of the Indigenous population in 2011 had improved relative to the Indigenous population in 2006. A smaller proportion of Indigenous households were estimated to live in an overcrowded dwelling compared with Indigenous households in 2006. There were also significant increases in the per cent of Indigenous households that owned or were purchasing their own home. Other results might be seen as less positive with community housing (a tenure type identified as having benefits in both qualitative and quantitative analysis) declining in importance. In net terms though, Indigenous households continue to experience a high degree of housing need. Compared with other households, they were 3.7 times as likely to live in an overcrowded dwelling.
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In Australia, significant current reforms to Indigenous affairs emphasize the mutual responsibilities of government and citizens. Under these new arrangements, government is mainstreaming many programmes and services for Indigenou...
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In Australia, significant current reforms to Indigenous affairs emphasize the mutual responsibilities of government and citizens. Under these new arrangements, government is mainstreaming many programmes and services for Indigenous people, whilst demanding that they assume greater responsibility for their own welfare. For its part, housing welfare in remote Indigenous and town camp communities is being repositioned under the mainstream public housing model. This paper reports on qualitative research on the micro-scale of housing policy implementation to highlight the local operation of a responsibility agenda in these settings. Based on interviews with Indigenous housing stakeholders, it argues that the outcomes of an ethopolitics in housing welfare are necessarily contingent in these milieus. The analytical framework of realist governmentality assists in capturing the relationship between government technologies and the actions of governable subjects. Specifically, new understandings of tenant reflexivity and resistance clarify why the prescribed tenant identity - the responsible tenant -fails to materialize in practice.
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In Australia, significant recent reforms reposition Indigenous housing provision and management in remote and town camp communities under the mainstream public housing model. Two competing discourses surround this shift: a federal...
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In Australia, significant recent reforms reposition Indigenous housing provision and management in remote and town camp communities under the mainstream public housing model. Two competing discourses surround this shift: a federal discourse of standardisation and state discourses of local responsiveness centred on the introduction of new community engagement processes into Indigenous public housing. This paper reports on qualitative research into the micro-scale of policy implementation to highlight policy-to-practice translation on the frontlines of Indigenous housing. Based on interviews with Indigenous housing stakeholders, this paper argues the capacity to support locally responsive housing management is problematic under the current arrangements. The analytical framework of realist governmentality reveals frontline housing professionals' role in the local resolution of tensions between federal and state policy levers. A focus on agent reflexivity and resistance on the frontline assists in capturing the dynamic (hybrid) identity of Indigenous public housing, as an atypical Australian example of hybridity in social housing.
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Objectives In 2014-2015, over 400 social housing units were constructed in selected communities in Nunavik and Nunavut, two Inuit regions in northern Canada where housing shortages and poor quality housing are endemic and undermin...
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Objectives In 2014-2015, over 400 social housing units were constructed in selected communities in Nunavik and Nunavut, two Inuit regions in northern Canada where housing shortages and poor quality housing are endemic and undermine population health. This paper presents results from a before-and-after study examining the effects of rehousing, i.e., relocating to a newly constructed or pre-existing social housing unit, on psychosocial health and asthma-related symptoms for Inuit adults. Methods Baseline data were collected 1-6 months before, and follow-up data 15-18 months after rehousing. Of the 289 participants at baseline, 186 were rehoused. Of the 169 participants eligible at follow-up, 102 completed the study. Self-reported health measures included psychological distress, perceived stress in daily life, perceived control over one's life, and asthma-related symptoms. Data are analyzed using multilevel models for longitudinal data. Results After adjusting for age, sex, and region of residence, participants reported significantly lower levels of psychological distress and perceived stress in daily life, and improved sense of control over their lives 15 to 18 months after rehousing. Participants were also significantly less likely to report asthma-related symptoms at follow-up. Conclusion Significant positive health impacts are observed for adults who relocated to newly constructed or pre-existing social housing units. Increasing investments to redress the housing situation across Inuit Nunangat is required, not only to improve living conditions but also to improve the health and well-being of the population.
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This study is a survey of the different types of tools and implements used for building operations in the Yoruba Indigenous Architecture of Nigeria. The tools include "Abero", "Kudunsu", "Ansct" (handsel), digger, hoes, "bamubamu"...
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This study is a survey of the different types of tools and implements used for building operations in the Yoruba Indigenous Architecture of Nigeria. The tools include "Abero", "Kudunsu", "Ansct" (handsel), digger, hoes, "bamubamu" (a ramming device), shell, etc. They were all examined alongside their roles and efficiencies in indigenous building construction works. Also examined were the dual roles of some of these implements (as both tools and building materials), and their prospects in the drive towards fashioning a modern, home-based, house construction technology for Nigeria.
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When it comes to issues of housing policy, remote Indigenous housing often presents the extreme case. The failures of housing policy are most acute in remote Indigenous Australia, but despite the need to learn from the policy mist...
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When it comes to issues of housing policy, remote Indigenous housing often presents the extreme case. The failures of housing policy are most acute in remote Indigenous Australia, but despite the need to learn from the policy mistakes of the past, there has been little detailed analysis of the policy history. Through documentary and empirical analysis, we show that policies have either failed to be adapted to cultural and geographic contexts or, when they have been culturally responsive, they have lacked attention to the complexities of service delivery. Despite differences in policy settings, the long view is one of the normalization of Indigenous communities, although research points to the need for culturally appropriate arrangements. We argue that rather than politically motivated short-termism, governments need to develop a medium- to long-term approach that approaches policy solutions incrementally, builds capacity within the state and Indigenous communities, and is based on the evidence.
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Previous work has highlighted the primacy of non-economic rights in Indigenous housing objectives. This paper builds on that work and Sanders' other work demonstrating the limited relevance of 'mainstream' home ownership for many ...
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Previous work has highlighted the primacy of non-economic rights in Indigenous housing objectives. This paper builds on that work and Sanders' other work demonstrating the limited relevance of 'mainstream' home ownership for many Indigenous communities, exploring whether models based on community land trust (CLT) principles might be appropriate for articulating Indigenous housing aspirations. The paper describes current Indigenous housing scenarios in urban, regional and remote New South Wales and Queensland, and findings regarding the resonance of CLTs with Indigenous housing objectives. While dominant policy and public discourses promote Indigenous home ownership as an economic development strategy, or as requiring the alienation of Indigenous lands, the research found neither to be primary sector imperatives. The paper draws on difference-based arguments regarding Indigenous affairs arguing that a focus on diversity emerging from informed Indigenous choice finds a role for policy supporting diverse Indigenous housing aspirations.
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In this paper, a study on the various indigenous materials used for the construction of the traditional houses of Myanmar is made. The aim of the study is to collect the basic data for further study about the influences and effect...
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In this paper, a study on the various indigenous materials used for the construction of the traditional houses of Myanmar is made. The aim of the study is to collect the basic data for further study about the influences and effects of the use of indigenous building materials on the human comfort inside of the house in correlation with the environment and weather condition. Detail investigation is made on the villages of some races; Bamar, Mon, Shan and Inn-thar. The authors show the type of structure of house in Myanmar and characters of the investigated houses based on the fieldworks and questionnaire, which are located at ten traditional villages and a new developed town. Various kinds of wood and bamboo used for construction materials and leaves and grasses used for roofing are shown as the common indigenous materials. Actual conditions of the indigenous materials used for structure, roofing, flooring and walling in each village and new town are clarified.
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