Field Guide to Appropriate Technology

Field Guide to Appropriate Technology

Author: Barrett Hazeltine

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2003-04-09

Total Pages: 889

ISBN-13: 0080469809

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Field Guide to Appropriate Technology 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


Technology Choice

Technology Choice

Author: Kelvin W Willoughby

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-09

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1000314162

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This book attempts to provide a theoretical framework for answering difficult questions evoked by the concept of technology choice primarily by conducting a review of the Appropriate Technology movement and its ideas and experiments.


Macro Policies For Appropriate Technology In Developing Countries

Macro Policies For Appropriate Technology In Developing Countries

Author: Frances Stewart

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-23

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 042969248X

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This book explores the effects of macro-policies and determines which policies have best promoted appropriate technology in developing countries. It explores the political economy of macro-policies, examining which groups in society are likely to benefit from alternative policies and technologies.


Appropriate Technology in Vector Control

Appropriate Technology in Vector Control

Author: Christopher F. Curtis

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1351086723

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This book was first published in 1990. It discusses a plethora of both high and low tech options for the control of vectors such as mosquitos in the spread of disease.