FROM THE MARSHY LANDS THEY cut reeds and built huts
As raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed.
Building materials are scarce in the Bikaner Desert located in Rajasthan. People in this area build their homes using sand, mud, and other materials that nature provides for them.
scarce food supplies
All resources are scarce.
The problem of scarce resources relative to human wants
That productive resources are scarce relative to economic wants.
No, it is mainly about the allocation of scarce resources. There are many different branches of this such as finance, development and game theory, but they are all stemmed from the main economic problem of scarce resources.
Local building materials and traditional building materials differ in the sense that whereas local building materials are those that naturally occur on a building site or its vicinity[1], traditional building materials are those local building materials that a culture/ society has adopted to use in its architecture, with norms and values attached to the different elements as is in the case of African traditional architecture.It's therefore true to add that a material can be local, but not traditional.[1] Anderson, Arnsby, Johansson& Astrand, A solution to rural housing problems, Lund Sweden, 1986
Adobe houses were used primarily for their excellent insulating properties and availability of materials. Made from a mixture of clay, sand, and straw, adobe is naturally thermal, keeping homes cool in the heat and warm in cooler temperatures. Additionally, adobe construction is sustainable and environmentally friendly, utilizing locally sourced materials and traditional building techniques. This made it a practical choice in arid regions where timber and other building resources were scarce.
All of them. They were short on food, raw materials, crude oil...
As raw materials became more and more scarce people resorted to storing away food and materials in an attepted to future proof themselves against the constant shortages
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