Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
Overview'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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joe KennedyPublisher: New Society Publishers Imprint: New Society Publishers Dimensions: Width: 20.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.582kg ISBN: 9780865714816ISBN 10: 0865714819 Pages: 253 Publication Date: 01 February 2004 Audience: General/trade , General/trade , General , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsPreface; 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.ReviewsAuthor InformationJoseph F Kennedy co-founded Builders Without Borders, an international consortium of natural builders and architects serving homeless and under-housed populations. He teaches ecological design and natural building at New College of California, and co-edited The Art of Natural Building. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
