Oman: A Case Study on Research and Development of the Indigenous Building Methods, Materials, Local Skills and Resources. Report Studies ... C.88.

Autor/in	Norton, John
Institution	United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).
Titel	Oman: A Case Study on Research and Development of the Indigenous Building Methods, Materials, Local Skills and Resources. Report Studies ... C.88.
Quelle	(1980), (50 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Architectural Character; Building Design; Building Innovation; Building Trades; Construction Materials; Developing Nations; Folk Culture; Foreign Countries; Housing Needs; Indigenous Populations; Rural Development; Rural Environment; Structural Elements (Construction); Technological Advancement; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Baugestaltung; Building trade; Bauwesen; Baugewerbe; Baumaterial; Konstruktionsmittel; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung
Abstract	A brief resume of a major study conducted in 1973 identifies the extent to which the indigenous building methods and materials of Oman are capable of meeting the country's contemporary shelter needs, and compares them with alternative materials and techniques being introduced as replacements. Visits to 20 towns and villages in 6 regions and examination of local climatological data indicate that no one unified type of building can realistically be applied to the whole country. Unfortunately, evidence indicates that in 1973 a unified approach was being taken, with identical new building, using concrete block and sheet metal construction, occurring in different areas. Local materials (palm frond stems, mud bricks, limestone) and techniques (screens, lattice work, louvres, windcatchers, central courtyards) appear capable of meeting many local requirements, providing comfortable and healthy living conditions, adaptation to suit individual needs, and generating and stimulating the local economy. Indigenous methods suffer most from being associated with underdevelopment and the notion of being inferior to newly introduced solutions. New projects tend to employ foreign labor, skills, and materials. The use of new, imported techniques should be applied selectively and not as an overall approach, destroying the existing fabric of the country. (NEC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC