AT Reader

Marilyn Carr

ISBN 10: 0946688109 / ISBN 13: 9780946688104

Published by Practical Action Publishing, 1985

About this Item

pp. 488.

Seller Inventory # 2698310325

Bibliographic Details

• Title: AT Reader
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0946688109
• ISBN 13: 9780946688104
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Bringing together a wealth of material, The AT Reader explains the idea, history, development, and practical application of appropriate technologies through a wide range of contexts.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION BY FRANCES STEWART

CHAPTER I APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY: HISTORY CONCEPTS AND EVOLUTION

CHAPTER II TECHNOLOGY CHOICE: THEORY AND PRACTICE

CHAPTER 111 TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT: AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING, LIVESTOCK

CHAPTER IV TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT: HEALTH, WATER AND SANITATION

CHAPTER V TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT: BIOMASS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

CHAPTER VI TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORT

CHAPTER VII TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT: MANUFACTURING, MINING AND RECYCLING

CHAPTER VIII GENERATION AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER IX THE DISSEMINATION OF TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER X EDUCATION, TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION

About the Author

Marilyn Carr is Chief of the Economic Empowerment Section of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. She is a development economist with over 20 years experience in Asia and Africa and specializes in the fields of small enterprise development and technology choice and diffusion.