TY  - GEN
AU  - Reubens, Rebecca
TI  - Bamboo : from green design to sustainable design 
SN  - 9788186962916
U1  - 745.51 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Ahmedabad
PB  - Rainbow Publishers
KW  -  
N1  - 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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