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 further information are included, making this an essential volume for everyone who cares about the future of Appalachia.
- ISBN13 9780813124315
- Publish Date 11 May 2007 (first published 1 January 2007)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The University Press of Kentucky
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 416
- Language English