Bamboo : from green design to sustainable design

By:

Reubens, Rebecca

Publication details: Rainbow Publishers 2012 Ahmedabad; Promilla & Co. 2012 New DelhiDescription: 263,ipISBN:

9788186962916

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.51 REU

Contents:

CONTENTS Foreword 11 Preface 12 Introduction 15 Preamble 17 Sustainability 23 Elucidating Sustainability 25 Sustainability at a Glance 28 Unravelling Unsustainability 31 Sustainability by Design 35 The Rhizome Approach 41 The Rhizome Approach 43 The Rhizome Framework 53 The Sustainability Checklist 59 Bamboo and Sustainability 81 Bamboo in Contemporary Design 83 Ecological Sustainability Through Bamboo 87 Economic Sustainability Through Bamboo 91 Social Sustainability Through Bamboo 95 Cultural Sustainability Through Bamboo 99 The Bamboo Plant 103 The Plant 105 The Rhizome 107 The Roots 109 TheCulm 111 The Culm Sheath 113 The Leaf 115 The Flower 117 The Seed 119 The Culm: Form and Function 121 TheCulm 123 Diameter 125 Wall thickness 129 Internodes 133 Shape 137 Colour 141 Moisture and Shrinkage 143 Age 147Quantity 151 Inventory 153 Flowering-caused Bamboo Shortage 155 The Product 157 Enterprise 159 Traditional Craft Enterprise 161 Industrial-Craft Small and Medium Enterprise 163 Industrial Enterprise 167 Infrastructure 169 Land, Water, Electricity 171 Connectivity 175 Policy Environment 177 Working with Bamboo 179 The Whole Culm 181 Tools 185 Joinery 186 Restructuring Bamboo 199 Flattened or Crushed Bamboo 203 Bamboo Veneer 205 Creating Surfaces with Components 207 Coiling 211 Interlacing 215 Fibre 219 Composites 223 Mat Board 227 Moulded Bamboo Mats 229 Laminated Bamboo Slat-based Board 231 Bent and Laminated Bamboo 233 Bamboo Chipboard 234 Bamboo Fibre Reinforced Plastic 235 Combining Materials with Bamboo for Sustainability 237 Acknowledgments 243 Endnotes 244 Index 256

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CONTENTS
Foreword 11
Preface 12
Introduction 15
Preamble 17
Sustainability 23
Elucidating Sustainability 25
Sustainability at a Glance 28
Unravelling Unsustainability 31
Sustainability by Design 35
The Rhizome Approach 41
The Rhizome Approach 43
The Rhizome Framework 53
The Sustainability Checklist 59
Bamboo and Sustainability 81
Bamboo in Contemporary Design 83
Ecological Sustainability Through Bamboo 87
Economic Sustainability Through Bamboo 91
Social Sustainability Through Bamboo 95
Cultural Sustainability Through Bamboo 99
The Bamboo Plant 103
The Plant 105
The Rhizome 107
The Roots 109
TheCulm 111
The Culm Sheath 113
The Leaf 115
The Flower 117
The Seed 119
The Culm: Form and Function 121
TheCulm 123
Diameter 125
Wall thickness 129
Internodes 133
Shape 137
Colour 141
Moisture and Shrinkage 143
Age 147Quantity 151
Inventory 153
Flowering-caused Bamboo Shortage 155
The Product 157
Enterprise 159
Traditional Craft Enterprise 161
Industrial-Craft Small and Medium Enterprise 163
Industrial Enterprise 167
Infrastructure 169
Land, Water, Electricity 171
Connectivity 175
Policy Environment 177
Working with Bamboo 179
The Whole Culm 181
Tools 185
Joinery 186
Restructuring Bamboo 199
Flattened or Crushed Bamboo 203
Bamboo Veneer 205
Creating Surfaces with Components 207
Coiling 211
Interlacing 215
Fibre 219
Composites 223
Mat Board 227
Moulded Bamboo Mats 229
Laminated Bamboo Slat-based Board 231
Bent and Laminated Bamboo 233
Bamboo Chipboard 234
Bamboo Fibre Reinforced Plastic 235
Combining Materials with Bamboo
for Sustainability 237
Acknowledgments 243
Endnotes 244
Index 256

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