Field Guide to Appropriate Technology [Hardcover]

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

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
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