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Chapter 1: Shelter and Sustainable Development - Susan Klinker p.5, Population Growth and the Global Housing Crisis p.5, Traditional versus Post-Industrial Building Techniques p.6, Sustainable Development and the Built Environment, The Natural Building Revival p.8, Empowerment and the Participatory Development p.11, Social and Economic Considerations and Sustainable Development p.11, Gender Perspectives in Housing, Policy,Affordability and Building Codes p.13, Toward Sustainability, p.15, Case Study: Tlholego Development Project:A Sustainable Ecovillage in Rural South Africa - Paul Cohen p.16, Case Study: Straw Bale Construction in Anapra, Mexico Alfred von Bachmayr p.23, Tech Box: The Pallet Truss: A Low Cost Alternative Roof Structure Alfred von Bachmayr p.27, Profile: Sri Laurie Baker,Architect - Ayyub Malik p.30, Chapter 2: Speaking the Vernacular: Mud versus Money in Africa, Asia, and the US Southwest - jean-Louis Bourgeois p.35, Case Study: Woodless Construction: Saving Trees in the Sahel - John Norton p.40, Case Study: Natural Building in Thailand: From the Earth a Village is Born Brendan Conley p.46, Profile: Elegant Solutions: The Work of Hassan Fathy - Simone Swan p.50, Chapter 3: Sustainable Building As Appropriate Technology David A. Bainbridge, Introduction p.55, Sustainable Building Materials and Building Systems p.56, The Basics of Climatically Adapted Design p.58, Other Key Issues for Building Designers p.62, Making SureThingsWork p.63, A Seven Step Program for Addressing Problems with Housing, Resources, Health, Sustainable Food Production or Environmental Restoration p.65, case Study: New Beginnings: The American Indian Housing Initiative David Riley p.68, Profile: Crow Girls' Winning Science Project is Not the Last Straw Michelle Nijhuis p.73, Tech Box: On Creating an Affordable Straw Bale House: A Cautionary Tale David A. Bainbridge p.75, Case Study: Casas Que Cantan: Community Building in Mexico Susan Klinker p.78, Tech Box: Straw Clay Blocks - Joseph E Kennedy, from an interview with Bill Steen p.82, Chapter 4: Down to Earth Technology Transfer Kelly Lerner p.85, Local Solutions for Local Problems: Go with Questions p.86, Determining the Goal: Constructing a Building versus Technology Transfer p.87, Marketing: Selecting Target Populations and Building Types p.88, Rigor and Excellence: Build the Best Quality that Local Materials, Skills and Budget Will Allow p.89, Purism or Practicality, Tile or Metal Roofs (Depending on Local Practice) p.90, Take the Long View: Innovate Incrementally, Monitoring, Evaluation and Innovation p.93, Multi Level Education p.95, Equal Investment Everyone Pays, Everyone Plays, Effective Training - Teaching Each Other and Empowering Local Building Professionals p.96, Case Study: Zopilote:Traditional, Colonial, and Ecological Building in Mexico - Susan Klinker p.98, Tech Box: Seismic Solutions for Straw Bale Construction Kelly Lerner p.101, Case Study: La Caravana: Mobile Training for Ecodevelopment in Latin America - Alejandra Liora Adler p.104, Chapter 5: Tell, Show, Do: Teacher Training Programs for Tomorrow's Housing Solutions - Melissa Malouf p.109, Disseminating the Information p.110, Training Methods: Guidelines for Educational Aids p.112, Building in Post Disaster Situations p.114, Case Study: Teaching Sustainable Settlement Design in Lesotho Ivan Yaholnitsky p.118, Case Study: Capacity Building on the Periphery of Brasilia, Brazil Rosa Fernandez and Jean D' Aragon p.124, Tech Box: The Uses and Limits of Plaster Samples: Plastered Straw Bale Construction in China - Kelly Lerner and Paul Lacinski p.129, Chapter 6: Sustainable Settlements: Rethinking Encampments for Refugees and Displaced Populations - Cameron M. Burns p.135, A Refugee Primer p.136, Rethinking the Design Issue p.138, Developing Projects p.139, An Energetic Flow of Ideas p.140, Emergent Themes p.141, Where Do We Go From Here? The Projects p.142, International Development Workers Training Institute p.150, Strategic Operations Planning (For Site Selection) p.151, Tech Box: Site Planning for Refugees: What to Ask - Clare Cooper Marcus p.152, Case Study: Grupo Sofonias: Knowledge in the Hands of the People Kathryn Rhyner-Pozak. p.155, Tech Box: Micro Concrete Roofing Tiles: Small Scale Enterprises Create Local Jobs - Kathryn Rhyner-Pozak p.160, Case Study: "Vaccinating Homes:" Community-Based Disaster Mitigation in Central Vietnam - John Norton and Guillaume Chantry p.163, Case Study: Normal Life after Disasters? Eight Years of Housing Lessons from Marathwada to Gujarat - Alex Salazar. p.168, Chapter 7: A Critical Overview of Sustainable Building Techniques Joseph F. Kennedy, Foundations p.175, Walls p.177, Roofs p.183, Waterproofing p.186, Insulation p.186, Wall Protection Systems p.187, Paints, Sealants and Finishes p.188, Floors p.189, Case Study: Affordable Housing from Local Materials in Ecuador Darrel DeBoer p.190, Tech Box: The Revival of Bamboo Construction in Colombia Darrel DeBoer p.193, Case Study: Natural Building in Poland - Flora Gathorne Hardy p.p.96, Case Study: Low Cost Housing Projects Using Earth, Sand, and Bamboo Gernot Minke p.199, Tech Box: Small-Diameter Wood: An Underused Building Material Owen Geiger p.202 |
