Effects of Informal Settlement Upgrading in Kabul City, Afghanistan: A Case Study of Afshar Area

Nazire, Haroon; Kita, Masakazu; Okyere, Seth Asare; Matsubara, Shigeki

doi:10.4236/cus.2016.44031

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“…The United Nations Human Settlements Programme has said that in Kabul, 70% of the urban populations live in slum areas. Between 2002 and 2012 in Kabul, 85 townships have been built (Nazire et al, 2016). During the last twenty years, the growth of informal settlements together with the townships in the city changed the Kabul view into something unrecognizable.…”

Section: Modern Housingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable construction for affordable housing program in Kabul

Ebrahimi

Devillers

Garcia-Diaz

2021

JCUA

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Afghanistan suffers from four decades of war, caused a massive migration of the rural population to the cities. Kabul was originally designed for 1,5 million people, where now 5 million people live. The importation of modern western styles housing for rapid reconstruction reveals apparent cultural conflict and significant environmental footprint. The new constructive cultures for sustainable reconstruction should necessary consider the use of local materials combined with modern technologies. Earthen architecture underlies the embodiment of Afghanistan architecture. The aim of this research is to revisit traditional afghan earthen construction with the tools of industrial modernity. Three soils of the Kabul region were first characterized. Then, sun-dried mud brick and compressive earth block, with and without stabilization have been prepared and tested in the laboratory to develop the most suitable earth construction element which is cost effective and easily available compared to the imported modern products.

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Section: Modern Housingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable construction for affordable housing program in Kabul

Ebrahimi

Devillers

Garcia-Diaz

2021

JCUA

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“…In Kabul, local precinct's role is one of the most important drivers of urban land expansion. In 2010, Kabul municipality department of urban planning prepared a land use policy for providing fair, orderly, economic and sustainable use and development of land and to protect natural resources, maintaining the ecological processes, and providing for clear open green spaces (Nazire et al, 2016). These objectives explicitly recognize particular land use values and that these may, in some cases, conflict.…”

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Land Use Management and Urban Land Expansion in Kabul: A Case Study of Rapid Urbanization

Hidayat¹,

Kajita²

2019

CUS

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As a response to the challenge of rapid growth of urbanization and lack of reliable data for urban planning and management, especially in the developing countries, this paper evaluates land use change and urban spatial expansion, from 1970's to 2018, in Kabul city, the capital of Afghanistan, using satellite images, field observation and socioeconomic data. The city is highly representative of Afghanistan's rapid urbanization process. As the city rapidly expands, there are enormous challenges to the sustainable use of land and resources. The discussion covers the increase in rural-to-urban land conversion, the delineation of urban growth boundaries, urban upgrading, and the investigation of illegal construction. This study considers the aspects of urbanization and land management systems in Afghanistan. Efficient frames are outlined in Kabul for the following elements: governmental self-restraint and policy modification. The results indicated the necessity of appropriate policies and regulations particularly for limiting linear sprawl along the main roads. The conclusion seeks to synthesize land-use interventions into an agenda for Kabul's sustainable development which can also provide a reference for other cities in Afghanistan.

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“…A study of post-2000 buildings in Kabul city rates these buildings as significantly low in terms of sustainability levels [25]. Due to rapid population growth in many cities in Afghanistan particularly Kabul, a lot of informal settlements and unplanned neighborhoods have emerged over the last two decades, contributing to unsustainable development [26] [27] [28]. To tackle this issue, it is important to improve energy efficiency in buildings by the fundamentals of design rather than using energy-efficient mechanical services.…”

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Optimization of window area in buildings from the viewpoint of energy efficiency - Kabul, Afghanistan

Karimi

Chikamoto

Lee

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The proportion of window area on a building façade is one of the key energy-saving design parameters affecting indoor thermal comfort, and the energy performance of a building. To avoid excessive energy loss or gain, determining the optimal window size is essential. Accordingly, this paper aims to investigate the impact of the Window-to-Wall ratio (WWR) of all sixteen cardinal, intercardinal, and secondary intercardinal directions on the energy consumption of buildings in Kabul, Afghanistan. Simulation models were built and analyzed using BEopt™ energy simulation software. The results indicate that in the climatic condition of Kabul, windows only on southeast, south-southeast, south, and south-southwest façades have energy-saving potential while providing windows on other facades results in higher energy demands compared to windowless façades. The total energy demand graph of the room with various WWR on southeast, south-southeast, south, and south-southwest façades form a U-shaped curve with a minimum value when the WWR is 0.15, 0.3, 0.35, and 0.25 respectively. The maximum amount of energy saving achieved by WWR optimization is 6.5%. However, adding windows of up to WWR-0.7 to other facades increases energy consumption by up to 29%. The study concludes that optimization of WWR in different orientations during the design process will contribute to the reduction of heating and cooling energy consumption.

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Effects of Informal Settlement Upgrading in Kabul City, Afghanistan: A Case Study of Afshar Area

Cited by 15 publications

References 24 publications

Sustainable construction for affordable housing program in Kabul

Sustainable construction for affordable housing program in Kabul

Land Use Management and Urban Land Expansion in Kabul: A Case Study of Rapid Urbanization

Optimization of window area in buildings from the viewpoint of energy efficiency - Kabul, Afghanistan

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