{"product_id":"35-square-meters-9783777428864","title":"3.5 Square Meters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural disasters and their consequences dominate the news almost on a daily basis. Quick-impact preventive and aid measures are essential for the victims to survive. This volume presents a selection of projects which demonstrate impressively how both cutting-edge technology and locally available materials and resources can be used for this purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGovernment-backed aid programmes are often too slow to be immediately effective in natural disasters. Hence, \u003cem\u003e3.5 Square Meters\u003c\/em\u003e explores how individuals and communities can unbureaucratically overcome such extreme situations using a bottom-up approach. Key approaches this book introduces in dedicated chapters include Sharing Knowledge, Social Technology, Story Telling, and DIY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresented are individual projects by NGOs and specialists such as engineers, architects, designers, computer scientists, and social activists. Transfer of knowledge and communication are essential, as this publication demonstrates, resulting in varied and novel solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462567772396,"sku":"9783777428864","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777428864-3-5-square-meters.jpg?v=1775015712","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/35-square-meters-9783777428864","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}