GCI Publications

A Didactic Case Study of Jarash Archaeological Site, Jordan: Stakeholders and Heritage Values in Site Management

By David Myers, Stacie Nicole Smith, and May Shaer The case study is a resource for heritage educators and students learning to use a values-based process for management decision making and for forming consensus building strategies. Access the case study online.

Terra 2008: The 10th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage
Edited by Leslie Rainer, Angelyn Bass Rivera, and David Gandreau

Now available as a free PDF, this volume's sixty-four papers address such themes as earthenarchitecture in Mali, the conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, the conservation and management of archaeological sites, research advances, and training.
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Expert Workshop on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture - Final report available

Expert Workshop on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture and its contribution to sustainable development in the Mediterranean Region: Final Report.
Edited by Maddalena Achenza, Claudia Cancino, Mariana Correia, Amila Ferron and Hubert Guillaud

The final report of the expert workshop held in Villanovaforru, Sardegna, Italy, 17-18 March 2009, on the study and conservation of earthen architecture, is available on the GCI website.

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Nouvelle publication sur l'architecture en terre: "Bâtir en terre: Du grain de sable à l'architecture"

Bâtir en terre: Du grain de sable à l'architecture. Par Laetitia Fontaine et Romain Anger (Laboratoire CRATerre-Ensag). Editions BELIN. (2009)


La terre est un matériau de construction immédiatement à disposition et recyclable, ne nécessitant souvent que peu de transformations et donc énergétiquement avantageux. Ce livre propose un panorama de l'exceptionnel patrimoine en terre, de la mythique Shibam au Yémen, jusqu'aux étranges habitations collectives des Hakkas en Chine, en passant par les cases obus du Cameroun, sans oublier les réalisations des architectes contemporains. L'ouvrage accompagne l'exposition « Ma terre première» à la Cité des sciences et de l'industrie de Paris.

Bibliography on Earthen Architectural Heritage

A Bibliography on Earthen Architectural Heritage, is available in the ICOMOS Documentation Centre website.

This bibliography is based on the documents on earthen architecture available at the UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre.
It includes also the earthen architectural heritage on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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