Architecture for Rapid Change and Scarce Resources.
Architects, development practitioners and designers are working in a global environment and issues such as environmental and cultural sustainability matter more than ever. Past interactions and interventions between developed and developing countries have often been unequal and inappropriate. We now...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & amp; Francis,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Architecture for Rapid Change and Scarce Resources; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part: 1 The world of thedevelopment activist; Chapter. 1 Introduction Architecture for rapid changeand scarce resources; Chapter. 2 Big games and small money; Chapter. 3 Gypsies, tramps and thieves The story of cities and slums; Part: II The hard city and the development activist; Chapter. 4 Materials and technology; Chapter. 5 Learning from tradition Sustainable cities; Chapter. 6 Participatory design for scarce resources and rapid change.
- Part. III The soft city and the development activistChapter. 7 Culture, ethics and othertravelling discomforts; Chapter. 8 Observing and recording the soft and hard citiesTools and (cautionary) tales; Chapter. 9 The development activist and new ways of working; Appendix; Notes; Suggested reading; Index.