This book analyzes the reasons of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the
context of developing countries. Recognizing Housing Transformation as a natural phenomenon
the book focuses on self-built houses in the city of Dhaka. Firstly it explains the explicit
reasons behind spontaneous housing transformations. Then the book carefully unveils the
implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an
ethnographic journey which expresses unique stories behind houses in transformation.
