The large-scale, costly, unsustainable projects of most Western aid ignore indigenous, sustainable construction and farming practices.
In Southern Rhodesia (1928 29) she directed stratigraphic studies of the Zimbabwe architectural remains that pointed to indigenous African design and construction during the time of the European Middle Ages.
But above all, land everywhere is being claimed at the expense of indigenous people for the construction of hotels and golf courses, and for the creation of national parks and reserves.
A sandwich composite comprising ferrocement skins was developed as the primary structural module for building construction with indigenous materials.
A range of factors has affected the design and construction of Indigenous housing in remote areas of Australia in recent times, including: socio-demographic issues; culture and design; consultation processes; the costs of remoteness; and procurement and delivery processes.
I asked the Chief of Staff why the government failed to adequately consult with local communities and indigenous peoples before beginning construction of Madeira.
Shell mounds still exist today within the park, giving archaeologists and anthropologists evidence of the raw materials available to the indigenous people for tool construction.
A workshop was designed by the authors to facilitate critical reflection on how the concepts of race and culture are used in constructions of indigenous ill-health.
He was a supporter of India's indigenous tribes and opposed the construction of a "super dam" project on one of India's largest rivers; it eventually destroyed many villages.
Their implications for appropriate design and construction of remote Indigenous housing are analysed in this paper.
