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An overview of university and post-university education in vernacular architecture
, 2023 One of the premises advocated by the two European projects – VerSus / Lessons from Vernacular Heritage to Sustainable Architecture and VerSus+ / Heritage for people – is that vernacular heritage, both in its tangible and intangible components, can teach ...
Sousa, Goreti +4 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Mountain social–ecological systems encompass steep ecological gradients and diverse cultural practices, yet the relative roles of these factors in shaping mountain landscapes remain underexplored. In particular, the knowledge and practices of women in coproducing biocultural landscapes are often invisible in the academic literature. In the Ait
Meryem Aakairi +6 more
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Contemporary Sundanese Quran; A departure or divine proximity?
Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of IndonesiaThe Sundanese are deeply immersed in Islam, as exemplified by the adage, “to be Sunda is to be Muslim”. An important initiative within this cultural-religious context is the translation of the Quran into low vernacular Sundanese, departing from the ...
Taufiq Hanafi
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Local religious traditions serve as informal environmental institutions, characterized by socially embedded norms that guide behaviour without formal enforcement and influence human–environment interactions. This study investigates the role of Bonbibi worship as a system of moral regulation in the Bangladeshi Sundarbans and examines the ...
Mohammad Raqibul Hasan Siddique +1 more
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Learning from vernacular : towards a new vernacular architecture
Taking advantage of a collection of models of vernacular architecture (the only one of its kind in the world), whose special attributes he highlights and whose value he thus underlines, the author selects contemporary realisations by architects from ...
Frey, Pierre
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres +3 more
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Learning from Vernacular, For a New Vernacular Architecture
The eleven case studies shown at the Munio Gitai Weinraub Architecture Museum present three specific themes that feature in the vernacular architecture of many regions in the bay of the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East - water management, court ...
Frey, Pierre
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Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu +4 more
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The English-Vernacular Divide Postcolonial Language Politics and Practice
This book explores the role of English in postcolonial communities such as India. It focuses on some local ways in which the language falls along the lines of a class-based divide.
Ramanathan, Vaidehi.
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Socio-economic sustainability in Vernacular Architecture
, 2014 Vernacular architecture represents a great resource that has considerable potential to define principles for sustainable design and contemporary architecture.
Alcindor, Mónica +6 more
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