World Health Organization ; World Health Organization Offeset Publication No. 72, (Part 2): The Use of Local Materials in the Construction of Health Care Facilities

By Lucien Hababou

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Title:	World Health Organization ; World Health Organization Offeset Publication No. 72, (Part 2): The Use of Local Materials in the Construction of Health Care Facilities
Author:	Lucien Hababou
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Excerpt
FOREWORD The r a t i o n a l use of local natural and manpower resources for economic development in the Third World i s a fundamental p o l i t i c a l choice, since it i s designed to s a t i s f y the needs of the people by creating and putting to use the means through which each country may become economically, c u l t u r a l l y , and technically independent of t h e i n d u s t r i a l i z e d countries. To achieve t h i s rapidly, one of the duties of a planner i s to seek solutions that are capable of effectively r ~ i u c i n gi nvestment c o s t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y when buildings are being erected f o r s o c i a l and community use. This i s p a r t i c u l a r l y true when it i s health care establishments t h a t are being b u i l t , since t h e requirement t h a t they should be up t o date and s a t i s f y certain specific and complex needs makes them among the most costly buildings of a l l . The application of modular methods to the d e f i n i t i o n of functional spaces and the drawing-up of standard plans suited to the climatic conditions and s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e s of t h e countries concerned mark a beginning in e f f o r t s to meet t h i s challenge. A complementary factor i s the promotion of local raw materials and of the appropriate technology for using them. F i n a l l y , l o c a l building labour, highly motivated and trained beforehand in these new techniques, w i l l be an effective and highly suitable instrument for implementing the building programmes envisaged.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. General considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brief review of the situation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local building materials in the building industry of the developing countries . . . . . . . Scope of study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Sources of savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Factors in evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conditions required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . Knowledge of existing resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manpower resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative. technical. and operational resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Possible approaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local manufacture of building materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications of local materials in building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . Contribution of small local building enterprises to the construction of health establishments 6. Information and promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Possible model of a development strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . Select bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .