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Design Approaches for a New Indian Healthcare

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Starting from the analysis of environmental and climatic factors of West Bengal, supported by multi-colored social, cultural and typological aspects, the chapter investigates construction and technological issues to be applied in Indian context, considering how to implement and improve design process with the use of local materials to achieve maximum comfort and economic sustainability for the best building construction and management.

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  1. Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via G. Ponzio, 31, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Giovanna Tavecchi, Ingrid Paoletti & Andrea Rebecchi

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Tavecchi, G., Paoletti, I., Rebecchi, A. (2018). Design Approaches for a New Indian Healthcare. In: Capolongo, S., Gola, M., Rebecchi, A. (eds) Healthcare Facilities in Emerging Countries. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72398-3_4

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