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1 Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 109, No 9 (2015), Pagination: 1610-1621
Abstract
Rural settlements in Karnataka in India predominantly use locally available resources to build their dwelling units. The houses are constructed either by the villagers themselves or by local masons skilled in traditional architecture. However, traditional houses and lifestyle are slowly giving way to modern concrete dwellings and a new lifestyle. To analyse this trend of transition to modern dwellings in rural settlements, a case study was conducted in three villages near the city of Bengaluru in Karnataka. The present article discusses this transition in the context of sustainable well-being of rural settlements.
Keywords
Building Typology, Modern Dwellings, Rural–Urban Transition, Sustainable Well-Being.
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