Strategies for Human Settlements : : Habitat and Environment / / ed. by Gwen Bell.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]
©1976
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:East-West Center Books
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Physical Description:1 online resource (196 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Achieving More Than Peaceful Coexistence: Synthesis of Settlement Systems and Natural Systems
  • Preparing for a Small Town World
  • Rethinking a Framework for Settlement Planning
  • National Planning for Human Settlements
  • The Value of Community Self-Help
  • Part II. Producing Food, Water, and Energy for Settlements
  • Introduction
  • Recycling in Human Settlements
  • Integrated Farming System and Settlement Plan for Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea
  • Growing Seafood on Shore
  • Simple Water Technologies
  • Controlled Irrigation
  • Solar Energy for Dwellings
  • Part III. Shelter and Movement
  • Introduction
  • Using Local Resources
  • Appropriate Building Systems
  • Using Intermediate Technologies
  • Low-Cost Housing Technology: Problems, Issues, and a Proposed Solution
  • Innovative Building Technology in Developed and Developing Countries
  • Innovative Building Technologies: Productivity
  • Innovative Building Technologies: The Dome
  • Innovative Building Technologies: Water-Free Waste Disposal
  • Innovative Transport Technologies: The Vertebrate Train
  • Innovative Transport Technologies: The Airship
  • The Contributors