TY - BOOK ID - 77869169 TI - Healing Appalachia : Sustainable Living through Appropriate Technology AU - Fritsch, Al. AU - Gallimore, Paul. PY - 2007 SN - 1283233088 9786613233080 0813172179 9780813172170 9780813139005 0813139007 9780813191775 0813191777 9780813124315 081312431X 9781283233088 6613233080 PB - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, DB - UniCat KW - Appropriate technology -- Appalachian Region. KW - Bioregionalism -- Appalachian Region. KW - Environmental protection -- Appalachian Region. KW - Green products. KW - Sustainable living -- Appalachian Region. KW - Appropriate technology KW - Sustainable living KW - Bioregionalism KW - Environmental protection KW - Green products KW - Earth-friendly products KW - Environmentally safe products KW - Commercial products KW - Green marketing KW - Recycled products KW - Environmental quality management KW - Protection of environment KW - Environmental sciences KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental quality KW - Environmentalism KW - Human ecology KW - Ecological living KW - Green living KW - Living, Sustainable KW - Alternative lifestyles KW - Green movement KW - Alternative technology KW - Appropriate technologies KW - Soft technology KW - Technology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77869169 AB - Healing Appalachia is the first book to apply ""appropriate technology,"" or the simplest level of technology that can effectively achieve the desired result, specifically to the Appalachian region. The authors examine thirty low-cost, people-friendly, and environmentally benign appropriate technologies that are concerned with such issues as food preservation, land use, shelter, and transportation. They pay close attention to the practicality of each technique according to affordability, ease of use, and ecological soundness. Details on construction and maintenance and resources for locating ER -