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100			_aReubens, Rebecca _950892
245			_aBamboo : from green design to sustainable design
260			_bRainbow Publishers _c2012 _aAhmedabad
260			_bPromilla & Co. _c2012 _aNew Delhi
300			_a263,ip.
505			_aCONTENTS 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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