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008			090401t1988 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u13101
041			_aeng
100			_aArmstrong, S.
245			_aPied a terre
260			_c1988
350			_a0
490			_aNew Scientist _v117(1603) 10 March 1988, 60-64(5)
520			_aEarth is a cheap and abundant building material . However, many developing countries, influenced by Western styles and techniques, tend to regard it as primitive and proof of a low standard of living. This article reports on research carried out by the Post Graduate Centre (Human Settlement) at the Leuven University Belgium into the use of earth as a building material and various projects it has undertaken in third world countries.
650			_aHOUSING
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c8426 _d8426