| Contributors | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Overview | |
| Introduction to Book | p. 1 |
| Culture and the Transfer of Technology | p. 2 |
| Design Philosophies for Appropriate Technology | p. 7 |
| Being a Volunteer Overseas | p. 12 |
| Planning and Implementation | |
| Development Project Management | p. 18 |
| The New Participation: A Viable Approach for Sustainable Development Planning and Action | p. 29 |
| Prelude to Participatory Management and Evaluation of Project on Conjunctive Water Use | p. 35 |
| Social Assessment and Stakeholder Participation | p. 39 |
| The Human Side of Change | p. 47 |
| Gender and Technology in the Field | p. 51 |
| Managing a Small Business | p. 65 |
| Operations | p. 71 |
| Purchasing Policy and Procedures | p. 81 |
| Marketing | p. 85 |
| Financial Viability and Cash Flow Statement | p. 88 |
| Costing | p. 91 |
| Discounted Cash Flow | p. 94 |
| Capital Recovery Factor | p. 101 |
| Microfinance | p. 103 |
| Planning | p. 111 |
| Project Selection | p. 114 |
| Value Chain | p. 122 |
| Project Evaluation | p. 123 |
| How to Evaluate | p. 125 |
| Management of Projects | p. 129 |
| Design and Construction of Oversight Program | p. 133 |
| Responsibility for Getting the Job Done Properly | p. 135 |
| Emergency Response Program | p. 135 |
| Disaster Relief | p. 137 |
| Exit Strategy | p. 139 |
| Training | p. 140 |
| Thinking and Learning Together: Facilitating Educational Change | p. 141 |
| Grant Writing | p. 144 |
| Fundraising | p. 145 |
| A Social Service Organization in Bolivia | p. 150 |
| A Summer Internship in Guatemala | p. 154 |
| Energy | |
| Energy Planning | p. 158 |
| Basics of Electricity | p. 160 |
| Hydropower | p. 170 |
| Wind Power | p. 181 |
| Photovoltaics | p. 192 |
| Introduction to Physics of Semiconductors | p. 197 |
| Cook Stoves | p. 203 |
| Solar Cookers | p. 207 |
| Solar Oven Construction Manual | p. 208 |
| Solar Heating | p. 225 |
| An Evaporative Cooler | p. 257 |
| Methane Digesters | p. 259 |
| Charcoal Production | p. 266 |
| Fuel Cells | p. 267 |
| Batteries | p. 270 |
| Alcohol as a Fuel | p. 272 |
| Tidal Power | p. 274 |
| Food | |
| Introduction to the Food Chapter | p. 277 |
| Agricultural Machinery | p. 277 |
| Hydroponics, Rooftop, and Related Gardens | p. 282 |
| Urban Gardens | p. 284 |
| Sustainable Agriculture | p. 288 |
| Hammer Mill of the ELC CAR | p. 291 |
| Oil Press | p. 294 |
| Vegetable Gardening | p. 297 |
| Intensive Gardening | p. 303 |
| Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use | p. 304 |
| Amaranth: Grain And Vegetable Types | p. 314 |
| Cassava Production | p. 318 |
| Cereal Crop Production | p. 322 |
| Coconut Production | p. 340 |
| Growing Fruit Under Marginal Conditions | p. 344 |
| Growing Rice | p. 348 |
| Rice Paddy: Harvesting, Threshing, Cleaning, and Handling | p. 355 |
| Shiitake Mushrooms | p. 361 |
| Agroforestry Principles | p. 365 |
| Aquaculture | p. 372 |
| Beekeeping | p. 417 |
| Raising Cattle | p. 420 |
| Raising Chickens | p. 429 |
| Raising Ducks | p. 436 |
| Ostrich Production | p. 442 |
| Raising Pigs | p. 444 |
| Raising Rabbits | p. 451 |
| Raising Sheep and Goats | p. 461 |
| Nutrition | p. 471 |
| Health | |
| Health Overview | p. 481 |
| Words to the Village Health Worker | p. 483 |
| Community Health Workers | p. 487 |
| Health Care Delivery System | p. 491 |
| Culture, Health, and the Environment | p. 493 |
| Tropical Rural Health Care: Pharmaceuticals Versus Medicinal Plants | p. 495 |
| Traditional Health Practitioners | p. 500 |
| The Traditional Medical Practitioner in Zimbabwe | p. 502 |
| Medicinal Plants | p. 507 |
| Water and Health | p. 509 |
| Constructing a Small Rural Clinic | p. 513 |
| Diarrhea | p. 517 |
| Malaria: Resurgence of a Deadly Disease | p. 522 |
| Palliative Care for AIDS Patients | p. 524 |
| Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution From Biofuel Stoves in Rural Kenya | p. 527 |
| Dental Health Care | p. 529 |
| Third World Health Care Needs: A Perspective From a Small Town in Guatemala | p. 535 |
| Health Guidelines for Travelers | p. 544 |
| Construction | |
| Building | p. 545 |
| Building with Arches, Vaults, and Cupolas | p. 557 |
| Cob Structures | p. 563 |
| Straw-Bale Construction | p. 566 |
| Soil Stabilized Bricks | p. 574 |
| Micro-Concrete Roofing Tile Production | p. 580 |
| Thatch | p. 586 |
| Gypsum | p. 590 |
| Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete | p. 594 |
| Nonpoisonous Timber Protection | p. 598 |
| Dry Stone Walling: Applications and Techniques | p. 602 |
| Transportation | |
| Transportation | p. 609 |
| Rickshaws and Bicycles | p. 610 |
| Bicycles | p. 612 |
| Using Oxen for Farm Work and Transportation | p. 615 |
| Pack Animals | p. 621 |
| Low-Cost Transport Device | p. 623 |
| A Wheel-Manufacturing Technology for Rural Workshops | p. 630 |
| Boats | p. 634 |
| Earth Road Construction | p. 644 |
| Small-Scale Bridges | p. 648 |
| Emergency River Crossings: Culverts, Fords, and Drifts | p. 653 |
| Ropeways in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas: Helping to Solve the Problems | p. 661 |
| Household Technologies | |
| Household Technologies | p. 665 |
| Spinning and Weaving | p. 667 |
| Dyeing | p. 676 |
| Treadle Sewing Machines | p. 677 |
| Silk Production | p. 683 |
| Soap Manufacturing | p. 684 |
| Candles | p. 688 |
| Chalk | p. 694 |
| Pottery | p. 695 |
| Basketry | p. 699 |
| Making Articles from Waste Paper | p. 703 |
| Making Rope | p. 707 |
| Recycling and Reusing Rubber | p. 713 |
| Paint Production | p. 719 |
| Small-Scale Papermaking | p. 720 |
| Plant Dyes | p. 726 |
| Water Supply | |
| Water Supply | p. 731 |
| Water Harvesting and Spreading for Conjunctive Use of Water Resources | p. 739 |
| Rainwater Collection | p. 744 |
| Saving and Reusing Water | p. 750 |
| Wells: Hand Dug and Hand Drilled | p. 752 |
| Solar Stills | p. 760 |
| Filtration and Disinfection | p. 760 |
| Sanitation | p. 769 |
| Latrines | p. 774 |
| Composting Toilets | p. 792 |
| Water Pumps | p. 796 |
| Hydraulic Ram | p. 802 |
| Irrigation | p. 803 |
| Tools | |
| Thinking About Tools | p. 811 |
| Safety | p. 812 |
| Basic Hand Tools | p. 813 |
| Sharpening Tools | p. 819 |
| Basic Technical Math | p. 824 |
| Machine Tools | p. 828 |
| Blacksmithing | p. 831 |
| Folding Machine for Sheet Metal Work | p. 842 |
| Wire Fence-Making Machine | p. 843 |
| Other Technologies | |
| Other Technologies | p. 847 |
| Telecommunication Services in Rural Development Centers | p. 848 |
| Land Mines | p. 853 |
| Land Mine Detection | p. 855 |
| Mining | p. 859 |
| Index | p. 863 |
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