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Field guide to appropriate technology [e-book] / edited by Barrett Hazeltine and Christopher Bull
| Field guide to appropriate technology [e-book] / edited by Barrett Hazeltine and Christopher Bull |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston ; Amsterdam : Academic, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 874 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 609.1724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Hazeltine, Barrett
Bull, Christopher |
| Soggetto topico | Appropriate technology - Developing countries - Handbooks, manuals, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780123351852
0123351855 |
| Formato | Risorse elettroniche  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 -- Gender and Technology in the Field -- Managing a Small Business -- Operations -- Purchasing Policy and Procedures -- Marketing -- Financial Viability and Cash Flow Statement -- Costing -- Discounted Cash Flow -- Microfinance -- Planning -- Project Selection -- Project Evaluation -- How to Evaluate -- Management of Projects -- Design and Construction Oversight -- Responsibility for Getting Job Done -- Emergency Response Program -- Disaster Relief -- Exit Strategy -- Training -- Thinking and Learning Together -- Grant Writing -- Fund Raising: Social Service Agency in Bolivia -- A Summer Internship in Guatemala -- 2. Energy -- Energy Planning -- Basics of Electricity -- Hydropower -- WindPower -- Photovoltaics -- Cook Stoves -- Solar Cookers -- Solar Heating (Needs Editing) -- Evaporative Cooler -- Charcoal Production -- Fuel Cells -- Batteries -- Alcohol as Fuel -- Tidal Power -- 3. Food -- Introduction -- Agricultural Machinery -- Hydroponics, Rooftop and Related Gardens -- Urban Gardens -- Sustainable Agriculture -- Hammer Mill of the ELC CAR -- Oil Press -- Vegetable Gardening -- Intensive Gardening -- Soil Fertility And Fertilizer Use -- Amaranth: Grain and Vegetable Use -- Cassava Production -- Cereal Cultivation -- Coconut Production -- Fruit Growing Under Marginal Conditions -- Growing Rice -- Rice Paddy: Harvesting, Threshing, Cleaning, and Handling -- Shitake Mushrooms -- Agroforestry Principles -- Aquaculture -- Beekeeping -- Raising Cattle -- Raising Chickens -- Raising Ducks -- Ostrich Production -- Raising Pigs -- Raising Rabbits -- Raising Sheep and Goats -- Nutrition -- 4. Health -- Overview -- Words to the Village Health Worker -- Community Health Workers -- Health Care Delivery System -- Culture, Health and the Environment -- Medicinal Plants Versus Pharmaceuticals for Tropical Rural Health Care -- Traditional Health Practitioners -- The Traditional Medical Practitioner In Zimbabwe -- Medicinal Plants -- Water and Health -- Safe Abortion and Post Abortion Care Using MVA -- Diarrhea -- Malaria: Resurgence of a Deadly Disease -- Palliative Care for AIDS Patients -- The Health Impacts of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution -- Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Biofuel Stoves in Rural Kenya -- Dental Health Care -- Third World Health Care Needs -- Health Guidelines for Travelers -- 5. Construction -- Building -- Building Bibliography -- Building with Arches, Vaults, and Cupolas -- Cob Structures -- Straw Bale Construction -- Soil Stabilized Bricks -- Micro-Concrete Roofing Tile Production -- Thatch -- Gypsum -- Bamboo Reinforced Concrete -- Non-Poisonous Timber Protection -- Dry Stone Walling: Applications and Techniques -- 6. Transportation -- RickShaws and Bicycles -- Using Oxen for Farm Work and Transportation -- Pack Animals (Needs Figures) -- Low Cost Transport Device -- Wheel Manufacturing Technology -- Boats -- Earth Road Construction -- Small Scale Bridge Building -- Emergency River Crossing -- Ropeways in the Hindu Kush -- 7. Household Technologies -- Spinning and Weaving -- Dyeing -- Treadle Sewing Machine -- Silk Production -- Soap Manufacturing -- Candles -- Chalk -- Pottery Making -- Basketry -- Making Articles from Paper Waste -- Making Rope -- Recycling and Re-Using Rubber -- Understanding Small Scale Paint Production -- Small-Scale Papermaking -- 8. Water Supply -- Water Harvesting and Spreading For Conjunctive Use of Water Resources (Needs Fig.) -- Rainwater Collection -- Water Saving and Reuse -- Wells: Hand Dug and Hand Drilled -- Solar Stills -- Filtration and Disinfection -- Sanitation -- Latrines -- Composting Toilets -- Water Pumps -- Hydraulic Ram -- Irrigation -- 9. Tools -- Thinking about Tools -- Safety -- Basic Hand Tools -- Sharpening Tools -- Basic Technical Math -- Machine Tools -- Blacksmithing -- Folding Machine for Sheet Metal Work -- Wire Fence Making Machine -- 10. Other Technologies -- Important Technologies -- Telecommunication Services -- Land Mines -- Land Mine Detection -- Mining |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003214969707536 |
| Boston ; Amsterdam : Academic, 2003 | ||
| Risorse elettroniche | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Marshaling technology for development [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a symposium, November 28-30, 1994, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California / / Technology and Development Steering Committee, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council [and] Finance and Private Sector Development, the World Bank
| Marshaling technology for development [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a symposium, November 28-30, 1994, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California / / Technology and Development Steering Committee, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council [and] Finance and Private Sector Development, the World Bank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 609.1724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - Developing countries
Technology transfer - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-19279-8
9786610192793 0-309-58863-4 0-585-21784-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SYMPOSIUM""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Science of Sustainable Development""; ""SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY""; ""THE POWER AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SCIENCE""; ""CONDITIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Forces Reshaping the World Economy""; ""TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION""; ""ECONOMIC REVOLUTION""; ""A GOLDEN AGE?""
""THE CHALLENGES FACING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY""""HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP?""; ""OBJECTIVES OF THIS SYMPOSIUM""; ""NOTE""; ""PROCEEDINGS""; ""CHAPTER 1�The Globalization of Knowledge and Technology""; ""PATHWAYS TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""Information and Communications""; ""Biotechnology""; ""Materials""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY""; ""CHAPTER 2�Marshaling Technology for Development: Assessing the Challenge ""; ""CONDITIONS FOR CHANGE""; ""CONNECTIVITY""; ""THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY"" ""CHAPTER 3�Opportunities and Strategies by Sector """"AGRICULTURE""; ""MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES""; ""Manufacturing""; ""Services""; ""THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY""; ""HEALTH""; ""EDUCATION""; ""CHAPTER 4�Rising to the Challenge: Priorities for the Developing Countries and the International...""; ""FOOD SUPPLY""; ""PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""INSTITUTIONAL ROLES""; ""Governments""; ""Private Sector""; ""Scientific and Research Community""; ""Development Community""; ""INVITED PAPERS"" ""The Global Generation, Transmission, and Diffusion of Knowledge: How Can the Developing Countries Benefit""""THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""The World Knowledge Infrastructure""; ""How Does the Knowledge Infrastructure Actually Work?""; ""The Need for a Global Knowledge Strategy""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO THE WORLD ECONOMY""; ""HOW DOES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE HAPPEN?""; ""THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION OF INNOVATION""; ""POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"" ""FORECASTING AND ASSESSMENT IN INVESTMENT DECISIONS""""WHAT ARE THE FUTURE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES FOR TODAY'S LABOR-SURPLUS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""NOTES""; ""What We Know and Do Not Know about Technology Transfer: Linking Knowledge to Action""; ""THE BASICS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER""; ""TYPOLOGIES OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""TECHNOLOGY TRAJECTORIES AND LIFE CYCLES""; ""MODELS OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN FIRMS""; ""NOTES""; ""Technological Trends and Applications in Biotechnology""; ""GENETIC ENGINEERING: A NEW WORLD"" ""MARKET SEGMENTS AND RESEARCH AREAS"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456089703321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Marshaling technology for development [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a symposium, November 28-30, 1994, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California / / Technology and Development Steering Committee, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council [and] Finance and Private Sector Development, the World Bank
| Marshaling technology for development [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a symposium, November 28-30, 1994, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California / / Technology and Development Steering Committee, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council [and] Finance and Private Sector Development, the World Bank |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 609.1724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - Developing countries
Technology transfer - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
0-309-17606-9
1-280-19279-8 9786610192793 0-309-58863-4 0-585-21784-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SYMPOSIUM""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Science of Sustainable Development""; ""SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY""; ""THE POWER AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SCIENCE""; ""CONDITIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Forces Reshaping the World Economy""; ""TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION""; ""ECONOMIC REVOLUTION""; ""A GOLDEN AGE?""
""THE CHALLENGES FACING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY""""HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP?""; ""OBJECTIVES OF THIS SYMPOSIUM""; ""NOTE""; ""PROCEEDINGS""; ""CHAPTER 1�The Globalization of Knowledge and Technology""; ""PATHWAYS TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""Information and Communications""; ""Biotechnology""; ""Materials""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY""; ""CHAPTER 2�Marshaling Technology for Development: Assessing the Challenge ""; ""CONDITIONS FOR CHANGE""; ""CONNECTIVITY""; ""THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY"" ""CHAPTER 3�Opportunities and Strategies by Sector """"AGRICULTURE""; ""MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES""; ""Manufacturing""; ""Services""; ""THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY""; ""HEALTH""; ""EDUCATION""; ""CHAPTER 4�Rising to the Challenge: Priorities for the Developing Countries and the International...""; ""FOOD SUPPLY""; ""PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""INSTITUTIONAL ROLES""; ""Governments""; ""Private Sector""; ""Scientific and Research Community""; ""Development Community""; ""INVITED PAPERS"" ""The Global Generation, Transmission, and Diffusion of Knowledge: How Can the Developing Countries Benefit""""THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""The World Knowledge Infrastructure""; ""How Does the Knowledge Infrastructure Actually Work?""; ""The Need for a Global Knowledge Strategy""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO THE WORLD ECONOMY""; ""HOW DOES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE HAPPEN?""; ""THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION OF INNOVATION""; ""POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"" ""FORECASTING AND ASSESSMENT IN INVESTMENT DECISIONS""""WHAT ARE THE FUTURE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES FOR TODAY'S LABOR-SURPLUS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""NOTES""; ""What We Know and Do Not Know about Technology Transfer: Linking Knowledge to Action""; ""THE BASICS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER""; ""TYPOLOGIES OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""TECHNOLOGY TRAJECTORIES AND LIFE CYCLES""; ""MODELS OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN FIRMS""; ""NOTES""; ""Technological Trends and Applications in Biotechnology""; ""GENETIC ENGINEERING: A NEW WORLD"" ""MARKET SEGMENTS AND RESEARCH AREAS"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778659303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Marshaling technology for development : proceedings of a symposium, November 28-30, 1994, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California / / Technology and Development Steering Committee, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council [and] Finance and Private Sector Development, the World Bank
| Marshaling technology for development : proceedings of a symposium, November 28-30, 1994, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California / / Technology and Development Steering Committee, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council [and] Finance and Private Sector Development, the World Bank |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 609.1724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - Developing countries
Technology transfer - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
0-309-17606-9
1-280-19279-8 9786610192793 0-309-58863-4 0-585-21784-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SYMPOSIUM""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Science of Sustainable Development""; ""SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY""; ""THE POWER AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SCIENCE""; ""CONDITIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Forces Reshaping the World Economy""; ""TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION""; ""ECONOMIC REVOLUTION""; ""A GOLDEN AGE?""
""THE CHALLENGES FACING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY""""HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP?""; ""OBJECTIVES OF THIS SYMPOSIUM""; ""NOTE""; ""PROCEEDINGS""; ""CHAPTER 1�The Globalization of Knowledge and Technology""; ""PATHWAYS TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""Information and Communications""; ""Biotechnology""; ""Materials""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY""; ""CHAPTER 2�Marshaling Technology for Development: Assessing the Challenge ""; ""CONDITIONS FOR CHANGE""; ""CONNECTIVITY""; ""THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY"" ""CHAPTER 3�Opportunities and Strategies by Sector """"AGRICULTURE""; ""MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES""; ""Manufacturing""; ""Services""; ""THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY""; ""HEALTH""; ""EDUCATION""; ""CHAPTER 4�Rising to the Challenge: Priorities for the Developing Countries and the International...""; ""FOOD SUPPLY""; ""PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""INSTITUTIONAL ROLES""; ""Governments""; ""Private Sector""; ""Scientific and Research Community""; ""Development Community""; ""INVITED PAPERS"" ""The Global Generation, Transmission, and Diffusion of Knowledge: How Can the Developing Countries Benefit""""THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""The World Knowledge Infrastructure""; ""How Does the Knowledge Infrastructure Actually Work?""; ""The Need for a Global Knowledge Strategy""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO THE WORLD ECONOMY""; ""HOW DOES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE HAPPEN?""; ""THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION OF INNOVATION""; ""POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"" ""FORECASTING AND ASSESSMENT IN INVESTMENT DECISIONS""""WHAT ARE THE FUTURE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES FOR TODAY'S LABOR-SURPLUS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""NOTES""; ""What We Know and Do Not Know about Technology Transfer: Linking Knowledge to Action""; ""THE BASICS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER""; ""TYPOLOGIES OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""TECHNOLOGY TRAJECTORIES AND LIFE CYCLES""; ""MODELS OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN FIRMS""; ""NOTES""; ""Technological Trends and Applications in Biotechnology""; ""GENETIC ENGINEERING: A NEW WORLD"" ""MARKET SEGMENTS AND RESEARCH AREAS"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910962017903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||