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...

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1. Verfasser: Fritsch, Albert J.
Weitere Verfasser: Gallimore, Paul, 1947-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007.
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Zusammenfassung: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 technologies that are concerned with such issues as food preservation, land use, shelter, and transportation. They pay close attention to the practicality of each technique according to affordability, ease of use, and ecological soundness. Details on construction and maintenance and resources for locating fur
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-421) and index.
ISBN:9780813172170
0813172179
9780813139005
0813139007
1283233088
9781283233088
9786613233080
6613233080

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