Provides an insight into intangible cultural heritage as a wealth of knowledge

Portrays the potential of intangible cultural heritage and traditional knowledge to increase urban adaptation capacity and community resilience

Presents community experiences and technical solutions related to housing and sustainable construction

This book focuses on the relation of intangible heritage with technology, exploring the world of appropriate practices. Intangible cultural heritage is a community-based concept, and must be recognized as such by the communities, groups or individuals that recreate, maintain and transmit it.

The book further highlights that intangible cultural heritage can contribute with ideas beyond technologies, in areas such as social organization and cohesion, which can contribute to the resilience of a society.