International Forum on Appropriate Industrial Technology Held at New Delhi/Anand, India on November 20-30, 1978. Appropriate Technologies and Materials for Housing and Building

摘要

The topics discussed include the identification and grouping of traditional building construction techniques; the general outlook on building design in developing countries; the building materials industry in India; improvements through R&D of traditional and new building materials; appropriate construction techniques; interlinkage in institutional infrastructure in research and development and in technological aspects; and the need for a national policy with suggestions and recommendations. A table showing appropriate techniques for various building elements is given in the appendix.