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| Title: | Building without Borders
: Sustainable Construction for the Global Village |
| Author: | Joseph F Kennedy (ed) |
| ISBN: | 0865714819 : 9780865714816 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 205x230mm |
| Pages: | 254 |
| Weight: | .582 Kg. |
| Published: | New Society Publishers - February 2004 |
| List Price: | 23.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | ARCHITECTURE: Sustainability |
'Building Without Borders' describes pioneering efforts to create sustainable shelter for billions currently under-housed. It surveys projects around the world that are housing the homeless without destroying natural habitats to do so, by drawing upon local traditions such as bamboo, straw bale and earthen construction. Highly illustrated and popular in style, it includes case studies, technical information, and the latest thinking on truly sustainable construction, and advocates education and training as the means to empower local peoples to create houses for themselves.
Preface; Foreword by Judy Knox; Introduction; Shelter and Sustainable Development; Speaking the Vernacular: Mud versus Money in Africa, Asia, and the US Southwest; Sustainable Building As Appropriate Technology; Down to Earth Technology Transfer; Tell, Show, Do: Teacher Training Programs for Tomorrow's Housing Solutions; Sustainable Settlements: Rethinking Encampments for Refugees and Displaced Populations; A Critical Overview of Sustainable Building Techniques; Glossary; Index.
