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Field guide to appropriate technology /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston ; Amsterdam :
Academic,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Culture and Transfer of Technology
- Design Philosophies for Appropriate Technology
- Being a Volunteer Overseas
- 1. Planning and Implementation
- Overview
- Development Project Management
- The New Participation
- Prelude to Participatory Management
- Social Assessment and Stakeholder Participation
- The Human Side of Change
- Gender and Technology in the Field
- Managing a Small Business
- Operations
- Purchasing Policy and Procedures
- Marketing
- Financial Viability and Cash Flow Statement
- Costing
- Discounted Cash Flow
- Microfinance
- Planning
- Project Selection
- Project Evaluation
- How to Evaluate
- Management of Projects
- Design and Construction Oversight
- Responsibility for Getting Job Done
- Emergency Response Program
- Disaster Relief
- Exit Strategy
- Training
- Thinking and Learning Together
- Grant Writing
- Fund Raising: Social Service Agency in Bolivia
- A Summer Internship in Guatemala
- 2. Energy
- Energy Planning
- Basics of Electricity
- Hydropower
- WindPower
- Photovoltaics
- Cook Stoves
- Solar Cookers
- Solar Heating (Needs Editing)
- Evaporative Cooler
- Charcoal Production
- Fuel Cells
- Batteries
- Alcohol as Fuel
- Tidal Power
- 3. Food
- Introduction
- Agricultural Machinery
- Hydroponics, Rooftop and Related Gardens
- Urban Gardens
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Hammer Mill of the ELC CAR
- Oil Press
- Vegetable Gardening
- Intensive Gardening
- Soil Fertility And Fertilizer Use
- Amaranth: Grain and Vegetable Use
- Cassava Production
- Cereal Cultivation
- Coconut Production
- Fruit Growing Under Marginal Conditions
- Growing Rice
- Rice Paddy: Harvesting, Threshing, Cleaning, and Handling
- Shitake Mushrooms
- Agroforestry Principles
- Aquaculture
- Beekeeping
- Raising Cattle
- Raising Chickens
- Raising Ducks
- Ostrich Production
- Raising Pigs
- Raising Rabbits
- Raising Sheep and Goats
- Nutrition
- 4. Health
- Overview
- Words to the Village Health Worker
- Community Health Workers
- Health Care Delivery System
- Culture, Health and the Environment
- Medicinal Plants Versus Pharmaceuticals for Tropical Rural Health Care
- Traditional Health Practitioners
- The Traditional Medical Practitioner In Zimbabwe
- Medicinal Plants
- Water and Health
- Safe Abortion and Post Abortion Care Using MVA
- Diarrhea
- Malaria: Resurgence of a Deadly Disease
- Palliative Care for AIDS Patients
- The Health Impacts of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution
- Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Biofuel Stoves in Rural Kenya
- Dental Health Care
- Third World Health Care Needs
- Health Guidelines for Travelers
- 5. Construction
- Building
- Building Bibliography
- Building with Arches, Vaults, and Cupolas
- Cob Structures
- Straw Bale Construction
- Soil Stabilized Bricks
- Micro-Concrete Roofing Tile Production
- Thatch
- Gypsum
- Bamboo Reinforced Concrete
- Non-Poisonous Timber Protection
- Dry Stone Walling: Applications and Techniques
- 6. Transportation
- RickShaws and Bicycles
- Using Oxen for Farm Work and Transportation
- Pack Animals (Needs Figures)
- Low Cost Transport Device
- Wheel Manufacturing Technology
- Boats
- Earth Road Construction
- Small Scale Bridge Building
- Emergency River Crossing
- Ropeways in the Hindu Kush
- 7. Household Technologies
- Spinning and Weaving
- Dyeing
- Treadle Sewing Machine
- Silk Production
- Soap Manufacturing
- Candles
- Chalk
- Pottery Making
- Basketry
- Making Articles from Paper Waste
- Making Rope
- Recycling and Re-Using Rubber
- Understanding Small Scale Paint Production
- Small-Scale Papermaking
- 8. Water Supply
- Water Harvesting and Spreading For Conjunctive Use of Water Resources (Needs Fig.)
- Rainwater Collection
- Water Saving and Reuse
- Wells: Hand Dug and Hand Drilled
- Solar Stills
- Filtration and Disinfection
- Sanitation
- Latrines
- Composting Toilets
- Water Pumps
- Hydraulic Ram
- Irrigation
- 9. Tools
- Thinking about Tools
- Safety
- Basic Hand Tools
- Sharpening Tools
- Basic Technical Math
- Machine Tools
- Blacksmithing
- Folding Machine for Sheet Metal Work
- Wire Fence Making Machine
- 10. Other Technologies
- Important Technologies
- Telecommunication Services
- Land Mines
- Land Mine Detection
- Mining.