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Living In Hot Arid Environments; An Overview Of The South African Experience, Riham Muhammed Gaber

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

One of the most significant challenges facing the world today is the ever increasing tension between technical development and the environment. High environmental quality is a key term that researchers are striving to accomplish, in view of the catastrophes the world is now facing. Our nation and the world have an enormous need for Sustainable architecture. This demands that we rethink the extractive habits of our industry in countries, and reconnect them with the natural world and ecosystems that support life and look for advanced solutions for energy, water, and climate change. The driver of these needs is humankind. People …