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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hazeltine, Barrett (-), Bull, Christopher
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston ; Amsterdam : Academic 2003.
Colección:Science Direct e-books.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b30534203*spi
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.