Healing Appalachia : sustainable living through appropriate technology /

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Author / Creator:	Fritsch, Albert J.
Imprint:	Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Appropriate technology -- Appalachian Region. Sustainable living -- Appalachian Region. Bioregionalism -- Appalachian Region. Environmental protection -- Appalachian Region. Green products. Appropriate technology. Bioregionalism. Environmental protection. Green products. Sustainable living. Appalachian Region. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11154448

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Other authors / contributors:	Gallimore, Paul, 1947-
ISBN:	9780813172170 0813172179 9780813139005 0813139007 9780813191775 0813191777 9780813124315 081312431X 1283233088 9781283233088 9786613233080 6613233080
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-421) and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Fritsch, Albert J. Healing Appalachia. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007 9780813191775 0813191777

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