Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2011.
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| author | Okiomah, Ogheneruno E. (Ogheneruno Elo) |
| author2 | Shun Kanda and James Wescoat. |
| author_facet | Shun Kanda and James Wescoat. Okiomah, Ogheneruno E. (Ogheneruno Elo) |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/630532019-04-12T09:19:27Z Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta Catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta Okiomah, Ogheneruno E. (Ogheneruno Elo) Shun Kanda and James Wescoat. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2011. Vita. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94). Can architecture catalyze economic growth? This thesis serves as a design contribution to the war against poverty by proving that small-scale architectural interventions can propagate large-scale economic growth. It demonstrates how by 'rethinking relationships'- which is the essence of design thinking- synergistic innovations are created, capable of unleashing economic growth of pandemic proportions. Case in point: Nigeria's Niger Delta, home of the nation's oil wealth, and paradoxically home of the nation's poorest citizenry. Where over 85% of the populace are without access to safe water and an average of 13 million barrels of crude oil annually spill to contaminate the soil and water. Obviously, this is no architectural problem. Through the Maa-Bara (translated: Water-Farm, from Ogoni language) which is a careful splicing of aquaculture technologies, local building technologies and capacity-focused development strategies with design thinking, innovation of great economic potential is born. by Ogheneruno .E. Okiomah. M.Arch. 2011-05-23T18:09:32Z 2011-05-23T18:09:32Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63053 722952583 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 95 p. application/pdf f-nr--- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Okiomah, Ogheneruno E. (Ogheneruno Elo) Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta |
| title | Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta |
| title_full | Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta |
| title_fullStr | Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta |
| title_short | Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta |
| title_sort | maa bara catalyzing change in nigeria s niger delta |
| topic | Architecture. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/63053 |
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