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Appropriate Technology and Sustainable Design: Working Bibliography


Ashwani Vasishth      <vasishth@suc.edu>      [Last Update: May 22, 2004]


 

Betz, Mathew J. & Patrick J. McGowan & Rolf T. Wigand. 1984. Appropriate Technology: Choice and Development,. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. [Revised versions of selected papers from an interdisciplinary seminar held at Arizona State University in the spring of 1981.] {BUS: T185.A7 1984}

Bhalla, A. S. & D. James & Y. Stevens (eds.). 1984. Blending of New and Traditional Technologies: Case Studies. Dublin: Tycooly International. ["This volume was prepared for the International Labour Office within the framework of the World Employment Programme."]

Bhalla, A. S. & D. James (eds.). 1988. New Technologies And Development: Experiences In "Technology Blending". Boulder: L. Rienner.

Biggs, Stephen. 1983. Technology to Benefit the Poor: A Review of ODA's Appropriate Technology Programme. Norwich, [England]: School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia.

Brezet, Han & Carolien van Hemel (eds.). 1997. Ecodesign: A Promising Approach to Sustainable Production and Consumption. Paris, France : United Nations Environment Programme, Industry and Environment, Cleaner Production; The Hague : Rathenau Institute; Delft, Netherlands: Delft University of Technology.

Center for Business Information. 1984. "Appropriate Technology Organizations: A Worldwide Directory. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland.

Clokey, Joe. 1994. Sustainable Architecture [videorecording]. Los Osos, CA: San Luis Video Publishing, c1994. ["This video is a thorough and interesting exploration of the elements of architectural design that work towards sustainability. There are sections on planning & design, basic building design, embodied energy & resources in buildings, vernacular architecture, energy & resource use in buildings, heating, cooling & ventilation, lighting, infrastructures, and a holistic challenge." Credits: Directed by Joe Clokey; written by Jora Clokey, Henry Hammer; produced by San Luis Video Publishing & Group Four Teleproductions. Editor, Joe Clokey ; camera operations, Tom Bartels, Joe Clokey, Jora Clokey ; original music by Russell Autrey. Host, Tom Bartels.] {VHS; Architecture--Environmental aspects; Architecture and energy conservation. AFAVID 185}

Diwan, Romesh K. & Dennis Livingston. 1979. Alternative Development Strategies and Appropriate Technology: Science Policy for An Equitable World Order. New York: Pergamon Press; United Nations Institute for Training and Research. Centro de Estudios Econ*omicos y Sociales del Tercer Mundo.

Dudley, Eric. 1993. The Critical Villager: Beyond Community Participation. London; New York: Routledge.

Edquist, Charles Olle Edqvist. 1979. Social Carriers of Techniques for Development: A Comparative Economic Systems Approach: Appropriate Technology: Myths Versus Reality. Stockholm: Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countires.

Edwards, Brian. 1996. Towards Sustainable Architecture: European Directives and Building Design. Oxford ; Boston: Butterworth Architecture. {AFA: NA2542.35.E35 1996}

Fleissner, Peter K. (ed.). 1983. Systems Approach to Appropriate Technology Transfer : Proceedings of the IFAC Symposium, Vienna, Austria, 21-23 March 1983. Oxford; New York: Published for the International Federation of Automatic Control by Pergamon Press.

Ghosh, Pradip K. (ed.). 1984. Appropriate Technology In Third World Development. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Ginneken, Wouter van & Christopher G. Baron (eds.). Appropriate Products, Employment, and Technology: Case-Studies On Consumer Choice and Basic Needs In Developing Countries. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Hazeltine,  Barrett & Christopher Bull (eds.).  2003.  Field Guide to Appropriate Technology.  New York, NY: Elsevier Press.

International Labour Organisation. 1984. Improved Village Technology For Women's Activities: A Manual For West Africa. Geneva: International Labour Office. [A WEP study Prepared under the auspices of the International Labour Office and the Government of Norway joint Africa Regional Project on Technological Change, Basic Needs and the Condition of Rural Women.]

International Labour Organisation. 1985. Technologies Which are Appropriate for Meeting Social Objectives of Developing Countries. Geneva: International Labour Organisation.

Jequier, Nicolas & Gerard Blanc. 1983. The World Of Appropriate Technology: A Quantitative Analysis. Paris: Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Lall, Sanjaya. 1983. Technological Change, Employment Generation, and Multinationals: A Case Study of A Foreign Firm and A Local Multinational in India. Geneva: International Labour Office, 1983.

Lerner, Steve. 1997. Eco-Pioneers: Practical Visionaries Solving Today's Environmental Problems. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Lewis, Philip H. 1996. Tomorrow By Design : A Regional Design Process for Sustainability. New York : John Wiley.

Marshall, Ken. 1983. Package Deals: A Study of Technology Innovation and Transfer. London: IT Publications.

McHarg, Ian L. 1998. To Heal the Earth : The Selected Writings of Ian L. McHarg. Washington, D.C. : Island Press.

Melet, Ed. 1999. Sustainable Architecture: Towards A Diverse Built Environment. Rotterdam, Netherlands: NAI.

National Park Service. 1993. Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design. Denver, CO: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center.

Papanek, Victor. 1971. Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change. New York: Pantheon Books.

Rocky Mountain Institute. 1998. Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate. New York : John Wiley.

Salomon, Jean Jacques & Andr*e Lebeau. 1993. Mirages of Development: Science and Technology for the Third Worlds. Boulder, CO: L. Rienner.

Schumacher, Ernst F.  (1973) 1989.  Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered.  New York: Perennial Library.

Slessor, Catherine. 1997. Eco-Tech: Sustainable Architecture and High Technology. New York: Thames and Hudson. {AFA: NA2542.35.E26 1997}

Smith, Amy.  2003.  D-Lab.  A course offered as part of MIT’s Curricular Initiative for Development Design.  Accessed on November 28, 2003, http://web.mit.edu/d-lab/fall-2003/info.html.

Spiegel, Ross & Dru Meadows. 1999. Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification. New York : John Wiley.

Steele, James. 1997. Sustainable Architecture: Principles, Paradigms, and Case Studies. New York: McGraw-Hill. {AFA: NA2542.35.S82 1997}

Stitt, Fred A. (ed.). 1999. Ecological Design Handbook: Sustainable Strategies for Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning. New York: McGraw-Hill. {AFA: SB472.7.E36 1999}

Thayer, Robert L. 1994. Gray World, Green Heart : Technology, Nature, and the Sustainable Landscape. New York : John Wiley. {Environmental degradation; Human ecology; Sustainable development; Technology--Social aspects.

Thiel, Philip. 1997. People, Paths, and Purposes: Notations for A Participatory Envirotecture. Seattle : University of Washington Press. {Human beings--Effect of environment on; Design--Environmental aspects; Environmental policy; Environmental psychology; City planning; Landscape architecture; Architecture and society; Communication in architectural design.

Thompson, George F. & Frederick R. Steiner (eds.). 1997. Ecological Design and Planning. New York : John Wiley. [Papers from an international symposium entitled: Landscape architecture: Ecology and Design and Planning, held in Tempe, AZ, Apr. 1993.] {Landscape design--Environmental aspects; Landscape ecology.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce. 1983. Bibliography of Appropriate Technology Information for Developing Countries: Selected Abstracts from NTIS Data File. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service.

Van der Ryn, Sim & Peter Calthorpe (eds.). 1991 (1986). Sustainable Communities: A New Design Synthesis for Cities, Suburbs, and Towns. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. {Community development; Environmental policy; Urban ecology (Biology); City planning; Autarchy; Renewable energy sources; Social prediction.

Wad, Atul (ed.). 1988. Science, Technology, and Development. Boulder: Westview Press.

Wells, Louis T. 1982. Technology and Third World Multinationals. Geneva: International Labour Office. ["Research on employment effects of multinational enterprises."]

Willoughby, Kelvin W. 1990. Technology Choice: A Critique of the Appropriate Technology Movement. Boulder: Westview Press; London: Intermediate Technology Publications.

Zelov, Chris & Phil Cousineau. 1997. Design Outlaws On the Ecological Frontier. Philadelphia: Knossus Pub. ["A companion book to the award-winning film, Ecological design: inventing the future"] {Design--Environmental aspects; History--20th century; Ecology; Environmental engineering.

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