Quarrying and Rockbreaking

Derek Lester

Various types of plants and their operation are described. Recommended maintenance schedules and lists of spare parts are included.For the owner or manager of a small mobile rock crushing plant this book is essential reading

Small Scale Foundries For Developing Countries

This book aims to assist anyone about to start or to expand a small scale foundry to consider the various available processes, and to select the most appropriate for the circumstances. Technical aspects covered include pattern-making, moulding, coremaking, melting cast iron, steel castings, non-ferr...

Land Clearance

Rob Hitchings

This publication aims to give those not familiar with the subject of land clearance a general idea of the range of techniques and equipment available. It does not cover any aspect in detail but aims to advise those who may occasionally have to administer land clearance of the different methods that...

Office Management for Co-operatives

Arnold Pacey

This self-teaching text deals with the principle of office management, staffing and control, as well as the essential records, files, and accommodation required to run a co-operative efficiently. This is of use to the managers of both large and small co-operatives.

Better Tools for the Job

W. Armstrong

These simple specifications, although originally applied to the Kenya road program, are equally applicable to labour-intensive projects in other countries.

Small Building Contractor and the Client

Derek Miles

Getting and keeping clients is top priority for the successful building contractor. This book, the third and final volume in the series, shows how small contractors can get established and run their business satisfactorily.

Rural Sanitation

W. Armstrong

This document is written for hospital staff and community development workers in developing countries who are planning to start sanitation or hygiene improvement programmes.

Small-scale Production of Cementitious Materials

Robin Spence

Cement, or at least some form of cementing material, is an essential ingredient of virtually every type of construction. Two alternative approaches to large scale factory production are considered: firstly, the manufacture of Portland cement, or material of comparable quality, in much smaller kilns,...

A Handbook of Gravity-Flow Water Systems

Thomas Jordan

Originally written for the construction of gravity-flow drinking water systems in Nepal, this book is equally applicable for other locations around the world. Organized for quick reference, it is quickly and easily understood.

Bolivia: Coup d'Etat

James Dunkerley

On 17 July 1980 Bolivia suffered the most brutal and bloody military coup in its history. The leader of the coup, General Luis Garcia Meza, thus brought to an end Bolivia's faltering attempts to establish parliamentary democracy. The coup's purpose was not simply to prevent the inauguration of the n...