Healing Appalachia : sustainable living through appropriate technology / Al Fritsch and Paul Gallimore.

By:

Fritsch, Albert J

Contributor(s):

Gallimore, Paul, 1947-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780813172170
0813172179
9780813139005
0813139007
1283233088
9781283233088
9786613233080
6613233080

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Healing Appalachia.DDC classification:

728/.047 22

LOC classification:

T21.5.A67 F75 2007eb

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Solar photovoltaics -- 2. Microhydropower -- 3. Wind power -- 4. Wood heating -- 5. Solar heating applications -- 6. Shade trees and windbreaks -- 7. Food preservation -- 8. Edible landscaping -- 9. Intensive and organic gardening and orcharding -- 10. Regional heritage plants -- 11. Solar greenhouses and season extenders -- 12. Wildlife habitat restoration -- 13. Nontimber forest products -- 14. Silvicultural practices -- 15. Wildcrafting -- 16. Constructed or artificial wetlands -- 17. Land reclamation with native species -- 18. Retreat cabin sites -- 19. Energy-efficient passive solar design -- 20. Natural cooling -- 21. Native building materials -- 22. Cordwood structures -- 23. Yurts in Appalachia -- 24. Simple modes of transportation -- 25. Composting and vermicomposting -- 26. Composting toilets -- 27. Recycled, salvaged, and deconstructed materials -- 28. Ponds and aquaculture -- 29. Cisterns and water catchments -- 30. Irrigation and water conservation -- Conclusion : an Appalachian appropriate technology.

Summary: 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

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-421) and index.

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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

English.

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