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About Itknet databank
June 23, 2008 – 11:31 am | Comments Off on About Itknet databank

ITKNET is an International Network of institutions and experts on Traditional Knowledge, created during the Major Conference:

CLIMATE CHANGE, DESERTIFICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS AND MIGRATIONS

– An international Network of experts on Traditional Knowledge for a common strategy
that took place on …

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Self-building using bamboo
March 15, 2009 – 8:26 pm | Comments Off on Self-building using bamboo
Self-building using bamboo

The habitat in developing countries. Self-building using bamboo. The case of Guayaquil, Ecuador Author: Tomaso Bozzalla
The author participated to the building and auto-construction of low cost houses in bamboo for the …

Using Bamboo in building construction: experimental analysis
March 15, 2009 – 8:18 pm | Comments Off on Using Bamboo in building construction: experimental analysis
Using Bamboo in building construction: experimental analysis

Author: Francesca Parotti

Wanting to study an alternative and sustainable material for construction, the author has analyzed several aspects of bamboo structures and joints with the aim of designing simple kinds of joints to be realized …

Design of technologies
March 15, 2009 – 6:33 pm | Comments Off on Design of technologies
Design of technologies

The Water: resource projects for the Subsaharan region
Author: Alessia Giuntini
The author decided to analyse the problem of the scarcity of water in Angola:
1.Harvesting
2.Transport

3.Purification

4.Desalination

5.Traditional techniques for water management

Proposed solutions:

WATER PURIFICATION
Batuchi

Mulher
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Analysis of water quality
March 15, 2009 – 5:48 pm | No Comment
Analysis of water quality

Study of a project for water supply in a semi-arid area of Brasil. Analysis of water quality.
A research on the quality of water within the Brazilian “Programa um Milhao de Cisternas” (P1MC), which is …

The restoration of Fontana Cilivestri (Matera)
March 15, 2009 – 5:22 pm | Comments Off on The restoration of Fontana Cilivestri (Matera)
The restoration of Fontana Cilivestri (Matera)

Author: IPOGEA
Description
The water collection and distribution system of the Cilivestri Fountain is very complex: a roof cistern collects karstic and rain water and directs it to a canal built with calcarenite blocks (tufa) and entirely …