LOCAL AGENDA 21 S USTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES & APPROPRIATE MATERIALS Building activity and related industrial production in developing nations accounts for a large proportion of their Gross National Product (GNP). Within these societies, use of inappropriate building technologies and designs is the largest single contributor to environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources and inequitable distribution of wealth and opportunity. Developing nations must therefore focus on the use of appropriate technology in their building industry. S USTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES & APPROPRIATE MATERIALS Building activity and related industrial production in developing nations accounts for a large proportion of their Gross National Product (GNP). Within these societies, use of inappropriate building technologies and designs is the largest single contributor to environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources and inequitable distribution of wealth and opportunity. Developing nations must therefore focus on the use of appropriate technology in their building industry. For detailed information Click on the link to download file SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES & APPROPRIATE MATERIALS Sustainable Strategies for Human Settlement Design