Low Cost Printing for Development

Jonathan Zeitlyn

For development and education workers, guidance on do-it-yourself printing methods which are simple and can be used with home-made equipment. Suggests when it is easier to go to a commercial printer and includes advice on setting up a print shop.

Solar Water Heating

Solar water heaters generally employ a solar collector and a storage tank and provide hot water for washing and heating.

The Poor And The Powerless

Clive Thomas

Foreign interests have dominated the economic development of the Caribbean since the first arrival of Europeans in the region five centuries ago. From the plantation system and slavery to the exploitation of oil and bauxite by the multinational corporations, the history of the Caribbeau people is o...

Work of a Co-operative Committee

Peter Yeo

By following the study instructions the reader will learn the responsibilities and duties involved in becoming a co-operative committee member. A useful introduction to financial, planning and administrative responsibilities.

Windpumping Handbook

Sarah Lancashire, Jeff Kenna, Peter Fraenkel

Windpumping is an established technology, with over one million windpumps in use worldwide. A windpump needs no fuel, little maintenance and it usually lasts 20 years or more. Designs exist which are suitable for small-scale local .manufacture. The aim of this handbook is to help potential users and...

Small-scale Industries Promotion in India

Sosthenes Buatsi

This study illustrates the influence of small-scale industries on the direction of a country's industrial development - through a survey of the work of the Birla Institute of Technology. The history of the Institute's work is combined with case studies of industrial business. The Ghanaian author imp...

Management of Technological Change

Donnacadh Hurley, Matthew Gamser

This extensively annotated collection of titles aims to guide governments and other decision makers in developing nations in the choices they make in technologies, and also in the development of mechanisms by which these selections can be implemented.

Multi-purpose Toolbars

David Gibbon

This guide provides information on the type of equipment that is available for farming on the small-scale and for small-holdings. It details the relevant characteristics of the different types of multi-purpose toolbars and lists the name and address of the manufacturer.

Seed-bed Preparation

M Matthews

This guide firstly discusses the various methods of seed-bed preparation with a description of hand tools, animal powered cultivation and tillage systems and continues with a listing of appropriate equipment which includes ploughs harrows and cultivators.

Standards and Specifications for Local Building Materials

Report on the deliberations from a regional workshop on standards and specifications for local building materials, dealing with regional co-operation, methodologies for establishing standards and procedures and quality control.