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This book describes and analyzes the phenomenon of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. After describing briefly the history of self-built houses and the phenomenon of transformation around the world, it focuses on its context, the city of Dhaka. Firstly it describes the physical patterns of spontaneous transformation. Then it explains the explicit reasons behind those transformations. Finally, it carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey, which not only expresses unique stories of living with transformation, but also captivates the reader throughout with its compelling way of qualitative judgment.  .

Housing --- Urban homesteading. --- Homesteading, Urban --- Affordable housing --- Homes --- Houses --- Housing needs --- Residences --- Slum clearance --- Urban housing --- Social aspects --- Cities and towns -- Latin America. --- Geography. --- Regional planning. --- Urban planning. --- City planning. --- Building repair. --- Buildings --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Building Repair and Maintenance. --- Urbanism. --- Repair and reconstruction. --- Dwellings --- Home ownership --- Housing policy --- Housing rehabilitation --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- City planning --- Human settlements --- Maintenance and repair --- Building construction. --- Architecture. --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Landscape protection --- Design and construction --- Government policy --- Buildings—Repair and reconstruction. --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Building reconstruction --- Building renovation --- Building repair --- Reconstruction of buildings --- Remodeling of buildings --- Renovation of buildings --- Maintenance --- Repairing --- Architecture --- Management --- Reconstruction --- Remodeling --- Renovation --- Protection --- Conservation and restoration --- Human geography. --- Sociology, Urban. --- Human Geography. --- Urban Sociology. --- Maintenance. --- Urban sociology --- Building maintenance --- Anthropo-geography --- Anthropogeography --- Geographical distribution of humans --- Social geography --- Anthropology --- Geography --- Human ecology --- Repair and reconstruction