Publisher's Synopsis
There is a growing interest in unerground dwellings (at least 4000 "earth-sheltered" homes have been built in the USA alone in the past decade). This book is an investigation in text and photographs of underground dwellings around the world. It includes maps, technical drawings and informative text as well as photographs. The book explores the technical factors, such as economy of construction and energy use as well as the religious and symbolic influences. There is an appendix of technical data, and a bibliography.
