The Paradox around the Social Representations of Compressed Earth Block Building Material in Burkina Faso: The Material for the Poor or the Luxury Material?

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dc.contributor.authorZoungrana, Ousmane
dc.contributor.authorBologo/Traoré, Maïmouna
dc.contributor.authorMessan, Adamah
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-14T14:14:16Z
dc.date.available2023-08-14T14:14:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-04
dc.description.abstractCompressed earth brick (CEB) is a masonry material which has the thermal properties that are better adapted to the hot and dry climate of tropical and Sahelian context like in Burkina Faso. Despite these advantages, CEB are still not largely used in the construction sector in the city of Ouagadougou. In order to better understand the obstacles linked to this low diffusion of CEB, the present empirical study proposes a deep analysis of the social representations of construction using CEB in the urban place. The results show that four main categories of social representations coexist in the construction sector using CEB: 1) the perception of CEB as the “material for the poor”, 2) the perception of CEB as “improved or precarious adobe” inherited from successive public policies to rehabilitate the material, 3) the symbolic perceptions linked to the red color of the brick and the durability of the material, and 4) the contemporary post-materialist perception (luxury materials), according to a minority of wealthy elites who have built their houses using CEB. These social representations are essential to take into consideration for the implementation of new public housing policies in general and promotion for the usage of CEB in particular. This could accompany the studies which aim at improving the technical performances of CEB and lead towards the socio-economic acceptance of the materialsen_US
dc.description.sponsorship2iE College of Engineeringen_US
dc.identifier.citationZoungrana, O., Bologo/Traoré, M., Messan, A., Nshimiyi mana, P., & Pirotte, G. (2021). The Paradox around the Social Representations of Com pressed Earth Block Building Material in Burkina Faso: The Material for the Poor or the Luxury Material? Open Journal of So cial Sciences, 9, 50-65. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2021.9100en_US
dc.identifier.issn2327-5960
dc.identifier.issn2327-5952
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2029
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpen Journal of Social Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesOpen Journal of Social Sciences;2021, 9
dc.subjectAutochthonyen_US
dc.subjectBurkina Fasoen_US
dc.subjectCompressed Earth Bocken_US
dc.subjectPublic Policyen_US
dc.subjectSocial Representationen_US
dc.subjectPhilbert Nshimiyimanaen_US
dc.subjectGautier Pirotteen_US
dc.subject2iE College of Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectInstitut International d'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement (2iE)en_US
dc.subjectEngineeringen_US
dc.titleThe Paradox around the Social Representations of Compressed Earth Block Building Material in Burkina Faso: The Material for the Poor or the Luxury Material?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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