Improving Aboriginal Housing: Culture and Design Strategies
Aboriginal housing in Canada is in a state of crisis. The status quo is characterized by substandard and culturally inappropriate buildings, and insufficient access to essential services. This reality undermines individual and community health, wellbeing and socioeconomic development. Emerging green...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:11023/303 2023-08-27T04:09:26+02:00 Improving Aboriginal Housing: Culture and Design Strategies Kyser, Johann Muller, Larissa 2012 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11023/303 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26484 eng eng Environmental Design Graduate Studies University of Calgary Calgary Kyser, J. (2012). Improving Aboriginal Housing: Culture and Design Strategies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26484 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26484 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/303 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Anthropology--Cultural Urban and Regional Planning Environmental Aboriginal First Nations Métis Inuit North American Indian housing culture cultural appropriateness green building methods clean technologies alternative energy capacity building master thesis 2012 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26484 2023-08-06T06:23:37Z Aboriginal housing in Canada is in a state of crisis. The status quo is characterized by substandard and culturally inappropriate buildings, and insufficient access to essential services. This reality undermines individual and community health, wellbeing and socioeconomic development. Emerging green building methods and clean technologies have the potential to address key issues and problematic conditions in this context, where occupant health and safety, durability, and reduced operating and maintenance costs are primary concerns. Considerations for Aboriginal cultures are also essential to improved housing design, where their absence has perpetuated a legacy of cultural oppression. Adopting cultural considerations into Aboriginal housing design may increase sense of identity, belonging, ownership and responsibility. This research examines the integration of green building methods, clean technologies, and Aboriginal cultural design considerations as bases for improving Aboriginal housing. Recommendations are based on qualitative case studies within the Seabird Island, Saugeen, and Treaty 7 First Nations. Master Thesis First Nations inuit PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Canada Indian |
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Aboriginal housing in Canada is in a state of crisis. The status quo is characterized by substandard and culturally inappropriate buildings, and insufficient access to essential services. This reality undermines individual and community health, wellbeing and socioeconomic development. Emerging green building methods and clean technologies have the potential to address key issues and problematic conditions in this context, where occupant health and safety, durability, and reduced operating and maintenance costs are primary concerns. Considerations for Aboriginal cultures are also essential to improved housing design, where their absence has perpetuated a legacy of cultural oppression. Adopting cultural considerations into Aboriginal housing design may increase sense of identity, belonging, ownership and responsibility. This research examines the integration of green building methods, clean technologies, and Aboriginal cultural design considerations as bases for improving Aboriginal housing. Recommendations are based on qualitative case studies within the Seabird Island, Saugeen, and Treaty 7 First Nations. |
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Kyser, J. (2012). Improving Aboriginal Housing: Culture and Design Strategies (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26484 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26484 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/303 |
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