Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements

The paper provides design solutions to overcome home based work issues for women in Indian slum settlements. Three home based industries in slum settlements of Ahmedabad in India are studied. Women working in three different trades are observed to understand the work process, space and ergonomic req...

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Main Authors: Trivedi, Neeti, Tiwari, Reena
Format: Journal Article
Published: Curtin University 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15619
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description The paper provides design solutions to overcome home based work issues for women in Indian slum settlements. Three home based industries in slum settlements of Ahmedabad in India are studied. Women working in three different trades are observed to understand the work process, space and ergonomic requirements. Problems in work conditions and space limitations and considerations are identified by speaking with women from these industries. Architectural solutions and product designs are proposed that take into consideration the work process, women's feedback and affordability. The ability and capacity of women to undertake the proposed solutions becomes yet another critical aspect for consideration.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-156192017-01-30T11:50:50Z Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements Trivedi, Neeti Tiwari, Reena The paper provides design solutions to overcome home based work issues for women in Indian slum settlements. Three home based industries in slum settlements of Ahmedabad in India are studied. Women working in three different trades are observed to understand the work process, space and ergonomic requirements. Problems in work conditions and space limitations and considerations are identified by speaking with women from these industries. Architectural solutions and product designs are proposed that take into consideration the work process, women's feedback and affordability. The ability and capacity of women to undertake the proposed solutions becomes yet another critical aspect for consideration. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15619 Curtin University restricted
spellingShingle Trivedi, Neeti
Tiwari, Reena
Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements
title Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements
title_full Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements
title_fullStr Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements
title_full_unstemmed Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements
title_short Collaborative Dialogue and action for home-based work issues in Indian slum settlements
title_sort collaborative dialogue and action for home-based work issues in indian slum settlements
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15619