New Releases by Michael Ryan

Personal account of the early life of a white man who was adopted by and, later, initiated into an Aboriginal tribe in South-West Queensland; general description of initiation ceremony, kinship rules for Burra tribes (lists totems & sections), marriage & criminal laws, social customs; camp life, myth of the Bandicoot people (Wailbri); account of meeting of tribal elders in 1916, resulting in burial of ritual objects because of breakdown of tribal life after passing of Aboriginal Protection Act; story of journey made c.1890 by Waddie Mundowie & remnant of Kalkadoon women after battle with police; notes on Cooktown, Kokoyimidir tribe, cannibalism, cave paintings at Laura, Sacred Spring at Ebbagoola (dried up after uninitiated men saw it), sacred storehouse; story of the Normanby woman whose death is recorded in cave painting near Laura; notes on killing ground 3m. from north end of Cape Flattery beach & 1m. inland, & another 1/2m. west of Cooktown for settling differences between the Yimidir and Padadgie tribes.

The paper focuses on the dimensions and indicators of sustainable design for GBs in developing countries to achieve the positive dimensions of building sustainability, such as preserving energy and natural resources, water management, adaptation to the surrounding environment, and respecting the needs of its users.