Vernacular Architecture and Sustainability of Indigenous Building Materials

Preface. Book Introduction. PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR VERNACULAR SUSTAINABILITY. 1. Reconceptualizing Sustainability through Vernacular Architectural Intelligence. 2. Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Vernacular Analysis. PART II: REGIONAL PRACTICES OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. Section 1: South and East Asia: Bioclimatic Adaptation and Spiritual Ecology in Dense Settlements. 3. Indiaâs Indigenous Earthen Architecture: Harmonizing Vernacular Practice with Climatic Diversity. 4. Vernacular Harmony in Chinese Architecture: Courtyards, Earth, and Spatial Orientation. 5. Japan and Korea (Hanok) â" Seismic Vernaculars: Timber Joinery, Flexibility, and Nature-Space Relationships Integration. Section 2: Middle East and Central Asia: Material Pragmatism and Climatic Ingenuity in Arid Environments. 6. Yemen â" Vertical Earth: Shibam and the Typology of the Mudbrick High-Rise. 7. Iraq â" Courtyard Architecture and Thermal Logic in the Mesopotamian Context. 8. Turkey, Iran, and Central Asia â" Domes, Windcatchers, and Subterranean Settlements. Section 3: Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Americas: Earthen Construction, Settlement Morphology, and Social Ecology. 9. North Africa â" Oasis Urbanism and Fortified Earthen Settlements. 10. Mexico â" Indigenous Earth Building, Cosmology, and Climatic Design. Section 4: Europe: Material Rationality and Climatic Adaptation in Temperate and Cold Zones. 11. The Balkans, Romania, and Cyprus â" Transitional Vernaculars of Stone, Wood, and Topography. 12. England and Scandinavia â" Thermal Efficiency, Timber Logic, and Climatic Innovation. 13. Northern Europe â" Compactness, Brick Craft, and Climatic Rationalism. PART III: REGIONAL PRACTICES OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. 14. Toward Vernacular Futures: Design Practice, Educational Reform, and Global Policy Integration.