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S/A/16. Dissertation. Sustainable Development in Islamic Architecture

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10500
DATE:
2006
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109.99 GBP

The dissertation investigates architectural approaches to sustainable development in Muslim culture. The review of literature touches on the issues of ecology, natural environment (NE), Arabic understanding of nature and cosmology, the problems of NE conservation, the use of environmental elements (water, air, earth, light) in Islamic architecture, the courtyard house design, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, architecture, Islamic, Muslim, Arabic, sustainable development,