Format:
1 online resource (889 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780080469805
Content:
This book is an all-in-one "hands-on guide" for nontechnical and technical people working in less developed communities. It has been developed and designed with a prestigious team of authors, each of whom has worked extensively in developing societies throughout the world. This field guide includes: · Step-by-step instructions and illustrations showing how to build and maintain a vast array of appropriate technology systems and devices · Unique coverage on healthcare, basic business and project management, principles of design, promotion, scheduling, training, microlending, and more Teachers, doctors, construction workers, forest and agricultural specialists, scientists and healthcare workers, and religious and government representatives will find this book a first source for advice. * Step-by-step instructions and illustrations showing how to build and maintain a vast array of appropriate technology systems and devices * Unique coverage on healthcare, basic business and project management, principles of design, promotion, scheduling, training, microlending, and more * Teachers, doctors, construction workers, forest and agricultural specialists, scientists and healthcare workers, and religious and government representatives will find this book a first source for advice.
Content:
front cover -- copyright -- table of contents -- front matter -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- body -- 1. Planning and Implementation -- 2. Energy -- 3. Food -- 4. Health -- 5. Construction -- 6. Transportation -- 7. Household Technologies -- 8. Water Supply -- 9. Tools -- 10. Other Technologies -- INDEX.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780123351852
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780123351852
Additional Edition:
Print version Field Guide to Appropriate Technology
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
URL:
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