Beyond shelter : architecture and human dignity / edited by Marie J. Aquilino.
| Other author | Aquilino, Marie Jeannine, 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Metropolis Books : Available through D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 2010. |
| Description | 303 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Architecture and human dignity |
| Contents | Introduction : The architecture of risk / Victoria L. Harris -- Part 1. Architecture after disaster : Learning from Aceh / Andrea Fitrianto -- Beyond shelter in the Solomon Islands / Andrea Nield -- News from the Teardrop Island / Sandra D'Urzo -- From transitional to permanent shelter: invaluable partnerships in Peru / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- Part 2. What should governments do? : When people are involved / Thiruppugazh Venkatachalam -- Citizen architects in India / Rupal and Rajendra Desai -- What about out cities?: Rebuilding Muzaffarabad / Maggie Stephenson, Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed, and Zahid Amin -- Part 3. Urban risk and recovery : Below the sill plate: New Orleans East struggles to recover / Deborah Gans with James Dart -- Slumlifting: an informal toolbox for a new architecture / Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner -- Sustainable communities: avoiding disaster in the informal city / Arlene Lusterio -- Camouflaging disaster: 60 linear miles of local transborder urban conflict / Teddy Cruz -- Cultural heritage and disaster mitigation: a new alliance / Rohit Jigyasu -- Part 4. Environmental resilience : Green recovery / Anita van Breda and Brittany Smith -- The home as the world: Tamil Nadu / Jennifer E. Duyne Barenstein -- Design as mitigation in the Himalayas / Francesca Galeazzi -- On beauty, architecture, and crisis: the Salem Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan / Raul Pantaleo -- Part 5. Teaching as strategic action : Cultivation resilience: the BaSiC Initiative / Sergio Palleroni -- Studio 804 in Greensburg, Kansas / Don Rockhill and Jenny Kivett -- Sustainable knowledge and internet technology / Mehran Gharaati, Kimon Onuma, and Guy Fimmers -- Part 6. Is prevention possible? : More to lose: the paradox of vulnerability / John Norton and Guillaume Chantry -- Building peace across African frontiers / Robin Cross and Naomi Handa Williams -- Haiti 2010: reports from the field / Marie J. Aquilino -- Afterword : Open letter to architects, engineers, and urbanists / Patrick Coulombel. |
| Abstract | Twenty-five reports from the field by leaders of architecture and engineering firms, non-profits, research centers, and international agencies, on disaster prevention and sustainable recovery efforts in urban and rural locales around the world. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2010052736 |
| ISBN | 9781935202479 |
| ISBN | 1935202472 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NA2543.S6 B49 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |