Buildings, Culture and Environment Informing local and global practices

• Other Authors: Cole, Raymond 1948- (Editor), Lorch, Richard (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Malden, MA Blackwell Publishing 2003
• Subjects: Construction industry > Appropriate technology; Sustainable architecture; Architecture and society
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• Physical Description: xii, 404 pages illustrations (some colour) 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1405100044

With accelerating change towards globalisation, the efficacy of design solutions not embedded within regional culture has been prone to failure - technically, socially and economically. Environmental problems and questions surrounding how to achieve a sustainable built environment are now posing urgent challenges to built environment practitioners and researcher. However, international cooperation in setting targets and standards as well as an increasing exchange of environmental information and practices present designers, clients and occupants with new problems that comprise local needs and the built environment.