Shelter in Saudi Arabia
By: Kaizer Talib.
Publisher: Academy Editions; St. Martin's Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic -- Saudi Arabia.; Architecture and climate -- Saudi Arabia.; Vernacular architecture -- Saudi Arabia.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 137-139
Index: p. 141-144
Table of contents: label: Foreword
title: By Dr. Mohammed Al-Torki
pagenum: 6; label: Introduction
pagenum: 7; label: Saudi Arabian heritage: a historical background
pagenum: 17; label: The Bedouin
pagenum: 25; label: The Bedouin tent
pagenum: 27; label: Natural environment
pagenum: 31; label: Climatic zones in Saudi Arabia
pagenum: 39; label: Hot-dry region
pagenum: 45; label: Hot-humid zone (ineffective precipitation)
pagenum: 67; label: Composite climate
pagenum: 83; label: Upland climate
pagenum: 93; label: Contemporary living environment
pagenum: 111; label: Changing patterns of housing in Saudi Arabia
pagenum: 117; label: Appendix
pagenum: 133; label: Bibliography
pagenum: 137; label: Arabic words-transliteration
pagenum: 140; label: Index
pagenum: 141