Strategies for Human Settlements : Habitat and Environment /
Strategies for Human Settlements : Habitat and Environment /
ed. by Gwen Bell.
- 1 online resource (196 p.)
- East-West Center Books .
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824886936
10.1515/9780824886936 doi
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780824886936
10.1515/9780824886936 doi
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.