| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-421) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Appropriate technology -- Appalachian Region.
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Appropriate technology. |
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Appalachian Region. |
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Sustainable living -- Appalachian Region.
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Sustainable living. |
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Bioregionalism -- Appalachian Region.
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Bioregionalism. |
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Environmental protection -- Appalachian Region.
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Environmental protection. |
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Green products.
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Green products. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gallimore, Paul, 1947-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fritsch, Albert J. Healing Appalachia. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007 9780813191775 0813191777 (DLC) 2007001530 (OCoLC)82470381 |
| ISBN |
9780813172170 (electronic book) |
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0813172179 (electronic book) |
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9780813139005 (electronic book) |
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0813139007 (electronic book) |
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9780813191775 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0813191777 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813124315 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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081312431X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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