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| Preface | p. xiii |
| Foreword | p. xv |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Shelter and Sustainable Development | 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 | p. 8 |
| The Natural Building Revival | p. 8 |
| Empowerment and the Participatory Development Process | p. 10 |
| Social and Economic Considerations and Sustainable Development | p. 11 |
| Gender Perspectives in Housing | p. 13 |
| Policy, Affordability and Building Codes | p. 13 |
| Toward Sustainability | p. 15 |
| Case Study: Tlholego Development Project: A Sustainable Ecovillage in Rural South Africa | p. 16 |
| Case Study: Straw Bale Construction in Anapra, Mexico | p. 23 |
| Tech Box: The Pallet Truss: A Low-Cost Alternative Roof Structure | p. 27 |
| Profile: Sri Laurie Baker, Architect | p. 30 |
| Speaking the Vernacular: Mud versus Money in Africa, Asia, and the US Southwest | p. 35 |
| Case Study: Woodless Construction: Saving Trees in the Sahel | p. 40 |
| Case Study: Natural Building in Thailand: From the Earth a Village Is Born | p. 46 |
| Profile: Elegant Solutions: The Work of Hassan Fathy | p. 50 |
| Sustainable Building As Appropriate Technology | p. 55 |
| 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 Sure Things Work | 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 | p. 68 |
| Profile: Crow Girls' Winning Science Project is Not the Last Straw | p. 73 |
| Tech Box: On Creating an Affordable Straw Bale House: A Cautionary Tale | p. 75 |
| Case Study: Casas Que Cantan: Community Building in Mexico | p. 78 |
| Tech Box: Straw-Clay Blocks | p. 82 |
| Down to Earth Technology Transfer | 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 | p. 90 |
| Tile or Metal Roofs (Depending on Local Practice) | p. 90 |
| Take the Long View: Innovate Incrementally | p. 93 |
| Monitoring, Evaluation and Innovation | p. 93 |
| Multi-Level Education | p. 95 |
| Equal Investment - Everyone Pays, Everyone Plays | p. 96 |
| Effective Training - Teaching Each Other and Empowering Local Building Professionals | p. 96 |
| Case Study: Zopilote: Traditional, Colonial, and Ecological Building in Mexico | p. 98 |
| Tech Box: Seismic Solutions for Straw Bale Construction | p. 101 |
| Case Study: La Caravana: Mobile Training for Ecodevelopment in Latin America | p. 104 |
| Tell, Show, Do: Teacher Training Programs for Tomorrow's Housing Solutions | p. 109 |
| Disseminating the Information | p. 110 |
| Training Methods | p. 112 |
| Guidelines for Educational Aids | p. 112 |
| Building in Post-Disaster Situations | p. 114 |
| Case Study: Teaching Sustainable Settlement Design in Lesotho | p. 118 |
| Case Study: Capacity Building on the Periphery of Brasilia, Brazil | p. 124 |
| Tech Box: The Uses and Limits of Plaster Samples: Plastered Straw Bale Construction in China | p. 129 |
| Sustainable Settlements: Rethinking Encampments for Refugees and Displaced Populations | 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? | p. 142 |
| 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 | p. 152 |
| Case Study: Grupo Sofonias: Knowledge in the Hands of the People | p. 155 |
| Tech Box: Micro Concrete Roofing Tiles: Small-Scale Enterprises Create Local Jobs | p. 160 |
| Case Study: "Vaccinating Homes:" Community-Based Disaster Mitigation in Central Vietnam | p. 163 |
| Case Study: Normal Life after Disasters? Eight Years of Housing Lessons from Marathwada to Gujarat | p. 168 |
| A Critical Overview of Sustainable Building Techniques | p. 175 |
| 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 | p. 190 |
| Tech Box: The Revival of Bamboo Construction in Colombia | p. 193 |
| Case Study: Natural Building in Poland | p. 196 |
| Case Study: Low-Cost Housing Projects Using Earth, Sand, and Bamboo | p. 199 |
| Tech Box: Small-Diameter Wood: An Underused Building Material | p. 202 |
| Builders Without Borders Training Programs: An Educational Strategy for Sustainable Construction | p. 205 |
| Notes | p. 215 |
| Glossary | p. 221 |
| Resources | p. 225 |
| Index | |
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