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Hands on energy, infrastructure and recycling : practical innovations for a sustainable world / compiled by Emma Judge.
LIBRA T49.5 .J83 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Judge, Emma (Children's story writer)
- Series:
- Hands-on
- Hands on
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Green technology.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : ITDG, 2002.
- Summary:
- Appropriate "green" technologies are sometimes regarded as a second-rate solution but the three volumes of "Hands On" challenges this concept by presenting real-life examples of successful viable alternatives to demonstrate appropriate technological stories from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. All of the stories included have been produced as a result of personal experience from somewhere in the world. Subjects covered include success stories from agriculture, agro-processing, enterprise, energy, building and shelter, water and sanitation.
- Contents:
- 1 Power without destruction 1
- Burning biogas 2
- Capturing coal-bed methane 7
- Micro-hydro power 10
- Water current turbines 15
- Harnessing wave energy 20
- Wind power 24
- Windpumps 31
- Solar thermal power 35
- Wood pulp for power 39
- 2 Energy-efficient living 43
- Reducing household fuel consumption 44
- Energy-efficient lighting 48
- Solar lanterns 52
- Solar home systems 56
- Schools energy-saving project 60
- The Solar House 63
- Urban energy policy 67
- Passive House standards 72
- 3 Recycling a valuable resource 77
- Household sorting of domestic waste 78
- Informal recycling of waste materials 82
- Community waste collection 85
- Automated recycling of drinks containers 88
- Cash from cans 92
- Accessories from inner tubes 95
- From rags to handmade paper 99
- Paper from algae and other wastes 102
- Rehabilitating water hyacinth 106
- Fuel from plastic waste 110
- Shipping containers as building materials 114
- 4 Transport for the future 119
- Intermediate means of transport 120
- Bicycle hire 124
- Electric three-wheelers 127
- Self-service car rental 132
- Smart cars 135
- Hydrogen power 138
- Hybrid power 141
- Bioengineering to prevent landslides 147
- 5 Building a safe environment 155
- Improved traditional housing 156
- Low-cost concrete housing 161
- Earthen architecture 164
- Cost-effective school buildings 169
- Hurricane-resistant roofing 173
- Earthquake-proof housing 178
- Cyclone-resistant health centres 181
- Small-scale brickmaking 186
- Making lime cements 191
- Reducing traffic noise 195.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1853394882
- OCLC:
- 47232763
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