#books #architecture | Vernacular heritage and earthen architecture : contributions for sustainable development

Vernacular heritage and earthen architecture : contributions for sustainable development / editors, Mariana Correia, Gilberto Carlos & Sandra Rocha.
CRC Press, Boca Ratón, Florida [etc.] : 2014.
XXVII, 868 p. : il. + 1 disco compacto (DVD RW).
Ponencias de CIAV 2013, 7th ATP, VERSUS celebrado en Vila Nova De Cerveira, Portugal, del 16 al 20 de octubre de 2013.
ISBN 9781138000834
Arquitectura -- Aspecto del medio ambiente.
Arquitectura popular.
Construcción de tierra.
Sbc Aprendizaje A-728.6 VER
http://millennium.ehu.es/record=b1828785~S1*spi

In a continuously changing world, there has been a growing interest in the protection of vernacular heritage and earthen architecture. The need to protect and enhance this fragile heritage via intelligent responses to threats from nature and the environment has become evident.Historically, vernacular heritage research focussed on philosophical aspects and surveys, while earthen architecture studies emphasized earthen material and construction techniques. However, for these particular forms of heritage to survive, academic research had to shift its focus, so as to respond to new challenges.