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Healing Appalachia : sustainable living through appropriate technology /
Healing Appalachia is the first book to apply "appropriate technology," or the simplest level of technology that can effectively achieve the desired result, specifically to the Appalachian region. The authors examine thirty low-cost, people-friendly, and environmentally benign appropriate...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Solar photovoltaics
- 2. Microhydropower
- 3. Wind power
- 4. Wood heating
- 5. Solar heating applications
- 6. Shade trees and windbreaks
- 7. Food preservation
- 8. Edible landscaping
- 9. Intensive and organic gardening and orcharding
- 10. Regional heritage plants
- 11. Solar greenhouses and season extenders
- 12. Wildlife habitat restoration
- 13. Nontimber forest products
- 14. Silvicultural practices
- 15. Wildcrafting
- 16. Constructed or artificial wetlands
- 17. Land reclamation with native species
- 18. Retreat cabin sites
- 19. Energy-efficient passive solar design
- 20. Natural cooling
- 21. Native building materials
- 22. Cordwood structures
- 23. Yurts in Appalachia
- 24. Simple modes of transportation
- 25. Composting and vermicomposting
- 26. Composting toilets
- 27. Recycled, salvaged, and deconstructed materials
- 28. Ponds and aquaculture
- 29. Cisterns and water catchments
- 30. Irrigation and water conservation
- Conclusion : an Appalachian appropriate technology.