Article Archive for March 2009
Syria – Qara – Le Qânat byzantin de AinTaybeh
Monastery Saint James the Mutilated, Le Maison d’Antioche Institute
Partner 6 – MAR YACOUB
The Monastery of St. James the Mutilated was undergoing serious degradation. It is …
Algeria, ECO-KSAR Amguide: project for the rehabilitation of an abandoned oasis
Partner 2 – SUD TIMMI
Partner SUD TIMMI bought a piece of land which had been abandoned and today is a desert, but was once …
The habitat in developing countries. Self-building using bamboo. The case of Guayaquil, Ecuador Author: Tomaso Bozzalla
The author participated to the building and auto-construction of low cost houses in bamboo for the …
Author: Francesca Parotti
Wanting to study an alternative and sustainable material for construction, the author has analyzed several aspects of bamboo structures and joints with the aim of designing simple kinds of joints to be realized …
Author:Anna Toso
As a consequence of voluntary work in Tanzania, the author witnessed the difficulty of the Maasai population in adapting to the social-economical changes due to modernization. To the pastoral activity, once the principal …
ABC for green purchase in Civil Service
Coordinator: Arch. Riccardo Pozzi, published by the Agenda21 network of the Region of Tuscany
Available at http://agende21toscana.comune.fi.it
Aim of the publication:
Provide information for Civil Service employees and for citizens
Contents:
1- Regulations …
Manufacturer: local potters Nigeria, 1995 Earthenware, sand, water Dimensions: 16” to 22” diameter In use in: Cameroon, Tchad, Niger, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Burkina …
Valorisation of the “organic component of urban solid waste” through the processes of composting and anaerobic digestion, the case of Ambanja, Madagascar
Authors: Alberto Panissidi, Diego Quarta
Part of a project called “Progetto Madagascar-Ambanja” by Ingegneria Senza …
Author: Publink, a workgroup of designers who work for a sustainable future
“Waste with love” is a project that wants to awake people’s awareness on the necessity of reducing waste. It consists in modifying the …
Author: EXPOSARAGOZZA
Cuando llueve en la ciudad, las superficies impermeables como el asfalto o el cemento repelen el agua y la mandan directamente a las alcantarillas. Con este pavimento el suelo de las ciudades se mantiene …
