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Download full textHanson, Lisa; And Others – 1983
Developed as part of the International Year of Disabled Persons, the guide is intended to help planners, architects, and designers to accommodate the built environment of developing regions for disabled persons. Guidelines focus on public building in urban or village settings and emphasize simple solutions to common problems. Following an…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Design Requirements, Developing Nations
Wolfskill, Lyle A.; And Others – 1981
This manual, developed by the Agency for International Development and used by the Peace Corps, explains how to build homes made of earth. Information came from reports, books, and articles from many countries, coupled with research by soil engineers at Texas A & M University. It is presented in the most nontechnical format possible. The…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Management, Construction Materials, Construction (Process)
Norton, John – 1980
A brief resume of a major study conducted in 1973 identifies the extent to which the indigenous building methods and materials of Oman are capable of meeting the country's contemporary shelter needs, and compares them with alternative materials and techniques being introduced as replacements. Visits to 20 towns and villages in 6 regions and…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Innovation, Building Trades
Norton, John – 1980
Two case studies, one conducted in the Luristan region of Iran in 1974, the other in the Caspian region in 1978, outline a methodology for assessing the problems and potentials of indigenous building methods. They illustrate how the methods can be used and developed to meet present shelter needs and how the problems that exist can be overcome…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Design, Building Trades, Construction Materials
McClure, F. A. – 1981
This manual, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Point Four program, presents critical features and principles of using bamboo as a building material. Information provided in the manual includes the following: parts of a house for which bamboos are suitable, bamboo reinforcement of concrete, geographical distribution of…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Management, Construction Materials, Construction (Process)
Gallant, Peter – 1977
This manual is designed to assist Peace Corps field workers who have little or no construction experience in helping communities or families to construct one-story buildings. Discussed in a chapter on basic planning and design are site and position; size, shape, and floor plan; and construction materials. The next chapter is a detailed examination…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Materials, Construction (Process), Developing Nations
