Practical Action Publishing

A handbook of simple methods for rural areas in developing countries. This corrected and revised impression includes an appendix on planning in developing towns....

This definitive work provides step-by-step guidance in the techniques of digging and constructing a well, including the principles of groundwater storage, the actual construction, the materials requir...

A nutritional approach directed to rural women to encourage them to grow more and better food for their families in areas of widespread malnutrition. Includes details of suitable tools, plant varietie...

Describes how cylindrical water storage tanks of up to 150 cubic metre capacity can be built using wire-reinforced cement-mortar. Covers design and planning, costs, standard, recommended and alternati...

First of 3 volumes of self-teaching material for students and entrepreneurs in the building industry. Includes organizing the office, assets and liabilities, bookkeeping, analysis, fixed assets, depre...

A cura di Roger England

Popularising technology in the countryside a cura di Ariane van Buren tradotto da Michael Crook curatore tecnico Leo Pyle

This book aims to assist anyone about to start or to expand a small scale foundry. Technical aspects covered include pattern-making, moulding, coremaking, melting cast iron, steel castings, non-ferrou...