Middle-income residential compounds towards resilience through risk management: Experts’ point of view

The middle-income sector in the Global South faces challenges in finding appropriate housing due to high dwelling costs, loans, and maintenance. This research aims to present indicators that should be met when building middle-income compounds in three aspects: middle class housing, a resilient appro...

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Main Authors: Rana Adel, Basil Kamel, Ahmed Amin, Sameh El-Feki, Rania Nasreldin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Ain Shams Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447922001083
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Summary:The middle-income sector in the Global South faces challenges in finding appropriate housing due to high dwelling costs, loans, and maintenance. This research aims to present indicators that should be met when building middle-income compounds in three aspects: middle class housing, a resilient approach, and risk management. This research relied on a three-step approach. First, it started with scanning relevant literature to identify the factors of satisfaction for the middle-income class. Building upon these factors, the second step launched a survey among 60 experts to verify the collected factors. In the third step, confirmatory factor analysis identified the critical indicators and eliminated the irrelevant ones. The main finding established a merged model consisting of urban governance, resilient cities, municipalities, and quality of life, which consisted of 12 categories and 38 indicators. The concluded remarks demonstrate that a strong relationship between the aspects improves the quality of life for middle-income compounds.
ISSN:2090-4479