Development studies
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Endangered Mexico
In this work, the author makes it clear that there is more to Mexico's environment than city smog. This book gives an account of the whole range of environmental problems which face Mexico's people, from tourist development to oil spills and land exhaustion. Setting his account against the backdrop...
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How to Measure the Energy Used to Fire Clay Bricks
What defines an energy-efficient brick-firing technology and how does it compare to other technologies?
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Rainwater Harvesting
This technology is used in places where conventional water supply systems are not provided, are too expensive, or fail to meet people's needs.
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The Sri Lankan Pumpkin Tank
A small scale roof water harvesting tank promoted in Sri Lanka by the World Bank.
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Assessing the Technical Problems of Brick Production
A guide for brick makers and field workers to help identify technical problems.
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The Kebkabiya Plough
This plough has been used with great success in Kebkabiya, Sudan. Here is a highly visual guide to its use.
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Natural Dyeing of Textiles
This fact sheet looks at types of textiles, equipment, dyes and mordants for home dyeing and very small-scale commercial dyeing.
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Pack Transport with Donkeys
Pack donkeys can be an appropriate solution for transport in remote mountainous regions.
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How to make Sri Lanka's Anagi Stove
A step-by-step guide to making a two pot ceramic stove.
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Chile In Focus
Once a byword for military repression and human rights abuses, Chile's image is now that of a dynamic success story. The "Chilean Miracle", based on radical free-market reform and export-led growth, has been presented as a model for all developing countries. Yet this transition has also created its...