Book Key Resources - Appropriate Technology & Tools
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Key Resource 01.01.1993 Third Revised Edition This standard building materials sourcebook summarizes technical data and practical information and identifies appropriate solutions to any given problem in low-cost construction.
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Key Resource 19.01.1999 The introduction of technology into developing communities around the world is closely tied to the everyday jobs of international aid workers, engineers, health professionals, social workers, and members of religious organizations. A majority of people involved with international development have...
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Key Resource 01.11.1993 This edition covers small water supply systems, renewable energy devices such as watermills and improved cookstoves, agricultural tools and implements, intensive gardening, workshop tools and equipment, crop preservation, housing, health care, forestry, aquaculture, nonformal education, small...
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Key Resource 01.12.1993 Starting with only an anvil and a few basic tools, almost all the tools needed by a blacksmith can be made from commonly found materials. With clear instructions this book gives step by step instructions on basic blacksmithing.
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Key Resource 01.05.1993 This guide for carpentry instructors includes detailed plans for practical demonstrations, and important theoretical aspects of the craft. The tools include planes, clamps, workbench and vice. There is also a section on basic blacksmithing techniques.
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Key Resource 02.04.2003 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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Key Resource 01.01.1977 This comprehensive work features specific ways in which both developed and developing countries can introduce people-oriented technologies to all aspects of society. It is a revolutionary work in that it outlines some radical economic changes which must be made in the industrial world.
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Key Resource 28.10.2007 A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, includingdesign (siting, orientation, climate...
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Key Resource 01.01.1973 This book teaches the artist and craftsman how to make his own tools: how to design. sharpen. and temper them
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Key Resource 01.06.1992 Tools for Agriculture is a guide to small-scale farming equipment which offers information to smallholder farmers, development workers, and manufacturers all over the world.
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Key Resource 01.06.1985 This 3rdedition of an invaluable and well-established ‘Buyers’ Guide’ now offers a wider range of tools, more guidance to the buyer and user, and clearer presentation of material. An additional feature is the series of expanded introductions to each general subject area. The material for the new...
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