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The need to integrate risk reduction with development aid is generally acknowledged, but little work has been undertaken to identify how to do so. Related operational tools are also frequently...
A general description of the implications of using soil as a building material for housing with respect to environment, climate, durability, social acceptance etc. A comprehensive description of...
Este número de Building Issues dastaca el concepto de autoconstrucción organizada de viviendas en general y proporciona directrices prácticas para llevar a cabo proyectos de autoconstrucción...
Este número de Building Issues pretende destacar las formas de regularización de los asentamientos espontáneas. En primer lugar hay que decidir si los asentamientos deberían ser reformados, o bien...
Provides practical recommendations on how to choose and design water and sanitation systems that are economically accessible and technically and environmentally sustainable at a neighbourhood...
Recommendations are given for the properties of the components (binder, aggregate and water), mixing, and estimating the amounts needed for typical masonry and rendering jobs. Recipes for standard...
The following topics are included in the report: Health hazards from paints during application Health hazards from paints in service; Health hazards from timber preservatives during application;...
The study gives recommendations and guidelines for development of urban traffic and transport strategies at town level. The target group is urban administrators, planners, those responsible for...
This Building Issue aims at highlighting ways to regularize spontaneous settlements. First one must decide if the settlements should be upgraded, or if basic conditions are so unfavourable (...
This Building Issue highlights the concept of organized self-help housing in general and provides practical guidelines for implementing organized small-scale self-help housing projects. The role...