system which is located in Mustang, Nepal, Himalaya. Defining flexibility as “uncommitted potentialities for change …

The in-service Hakka rammed earth buildings, in the Fujian Province of China, are unique in design and performance … was to better understand the thermo-mechanical and aging responses of Hakka earth buildings under thermal and earthquake …

materials, methods, structures and floor plans of Hakka Tulou. Researchers lived in several Tulou, interviewed residents and … experienced traditional Hakka lifestyle. Typically, Tulou are located in remote regions at relatively high elevations in climatic …. The goal was: firstly to undertake a preliminary environmental assessment to determine sustainable elements of Hakka Tulou …

Sustainable Structures and Hakka Tulou Forum 2011: Structures of Sustainability, 28–31 October 2011, Xiamen University, China. A …

Hakka culture reveals how the ancient Chinese lived. Hakka architecture yields much evidence that modern Hakka culture … of the south flows from the ancient stream of the north. The genius of the Hakka is best seen in the unique roundhouses … migrations, the Hakka returned to the traditional building styles of the northern plains of China and built Wufenglou on the …

initial experience with community forestry in Bhutan and assessed the degree to which national policies have enhanced the … forest user groups. The initial experience of forest management by user groups in Bhutan is promising, and merits further …

“interdependence.” Bhutan is increasingly seen as an operational model with its Gross National Happiness (GNH) strategy. GNH, which is … ecological, economic, social, cultural and good governance concerns. Bhutan’s practical GNH experience illustrates a significant …—learn anything from Bhutan’s multidimensional policy experiment? At first, it would seem not. It is questionable whether the West can …