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Passive solar architecture aims at taking advantage of solar radiation during the cold season to heat the inner space. The house collects during the day the solar radiation that keep the rooms warm both during the day and night. Passive solar renovation contributes to reduce the firewood consumption by 75%, to avoid smoke inside the house and to improve comfort in winter in southern rooms. The...
Passive Solar Architecture is a way of designing buildings that takes advantage of the benefits of the local environment (such as sunlight), while minimising the adverse impacts of the climate (such as cold night time temperatures) on the comfort level of the building.
The aim of a passive solar building is to absorb (in winter) the maximum amount of radiation from the sun during the day, and to...
In these areas agriculture is fully dependent on irrigation and water is coming from melting glaciers. The main crops are barley, wheat and alfalfa. Potatoes are also important in some places. The growing season is from April/May to September/October, depending on altitude, and is often too short to grow vegetables outside. Extending this growing period by the use of a greenhouse can be...
The technological expansion of modern scientific knowledge has brought to the world significant improvements. At the same time, the practical consequences of accelerated technological changes are visible in the deep ecological crisis faced by the planet which is affecting local communities. This alarming situation is partially due to top-down methods in which the expansion of modern scientific...
Knowledge is a subjective understanding, occurring in our minds. It involves ideas, perceptions, values, and feelings. The meaning of knowledge is socially constructed, and its ultimate goal serves to orient and guide human action. Indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge are different systems of generation, interpretation and use of ideas, perceptions, and feelings about reality. But one...
The aims of the project conducted by REGION/BUILD European Partnership are: – to set up a framework for international co-operation between regional and local authorities, educational institutions, NGOs from Slovakia, Lithuania, Greece as a prerequisite for common strategy in developing and improving suitable way of education in the area of building up regional competitiveness; – to...
The Responsible Travel Handbook will help guide you along the long and winding trail that is responsible travel. This is no solitary journey, and if you wish to be a responsible traveler or a responsible travel provider, there are plenty of allies.
The instruction and guidance we present is intended to support your personal or organizational effort in researching, selecting, and ultimately...
Mountains have been a source of wonder and inspiration for human societies and cultures since time immemorial. Our fascination for these unique wilderness areas has been partly
based on their remoteness and inaccessibility. Yet, today, the elements that attract people to mountains – clean air, diverse landscapes, rich biodiversity, and unique cultures – are under threat, partly because of poorly...
This field manual on Participatory Technology Development: Linking Indigenous Knowledge and Biodiversity for Sustainable Livelihoods has been written to aid field practices within ethnic communities in Southeast Asia and Southwest China by providing training materials for capacity building of community facilitators, researchers and technicians. It is based on adaptation of the Participatory...
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