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Author Fritsch, Albert J

Title Healing Appalachia : sustainable living through appropriate technology / Al Fritsch and Paul Gallimore
Published Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-421) and index
Notes English
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Subject Appropriate technology -- Appalachian Region
Sustainable living -- Appalachian Region
Bioregionalism -- Appalachian Region
Environmental protection -- Appalachian Region
Green products.
ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Residential.
Appropriate technology
Bioregionalism
Environmental protection
Green products
Sustainable living
Appalachian Region
Form Electronic book
Author Gallimore, Paul, 1947-
ISBN 9780813172170
0813172179
9780813139005
0813139007
1283233088
9781283233088
9786613233080
6613233080