Bøger af Arnold Pacey

Before 1750 Addingham was a small farming community but during the next 100 years (the period covered by this book) the village was transformed by the coming of the textile industry and the construction of substantial mills and related enterprises. This expansion produced wealthy mill owners who needed suitable housing for themselves and their families and also lesser properties for their workers. It is very fortunate that so many houses of this period still exist in Addingham (which has over 100 listed buildings) and, indeed, much of Main Street is still lined by original buildings. In the first part of this book, local historian Arnold Pacey has written chapters about the principle property owners, particularly the Cunliffes and the Cockshotts, and describes the houses that they built, with detailed pen and ink drawings (mainly by the author) of architectural features, and photographs of some of the houses. The second part of the book is devoted to the builders, stonemasons and other craftsmen who built the houses and the distinctive working methods which left their mark and show who built which house. Particularly featured here are generations of the Breare family. The second edition, published 2015, has the addition of an old photograph of North Street which has provided the author with further information about the houses in that street and enabled related changes and additions to the text.

In this very different book, Arnold Pacey takes a global view, placing the development of technology squarely in a "world civilization."

ABOUT THIS BOOK: Wherever there are problems of bad sanitation in rural areas, with all the sickness and disease that results, one may be tempted to assume that improved technology is the answer, and that new latrines will provide the necessary ''technological fix''. But technology by itself does not solve anything, and in rural areas of developing countries it is often found that latrines, when built, are not fully used, and when used, do not always banish the diseases of bad sanitation. The essential point is that good sanitation depends primarily on people and on how they organise hygiene-related activities. Although the term ''sanitation'' can, strictly speaking, cover water supply as well as excreta disposal, it has been assumed here that sanitation is not concerned with major improvements to village water supplies, mentioning backyard wells, small water filters, and in particular, rainwater storage tanks. However, these subjects are considered from the standpoint of planning, not technology. As with the other booklets in this series of publications on ''socially appropriate technologies'', it is focused mainly on experience gained from practical projects. It has been written mainly for hospital staff and community development workers in Third World countries who may be planning programmes to improve sanitation or hygiene in the rural areas. The author, Arnold Pacey, is a writer on technical subjects who has worked for OXFAM, the UK- based charitable organisation working for the Third World. His previous publications have mainly been concerned with water supply in developing countries and the history of technology.This document is written for hospital staff and community development workers in developing countries who are planning to start sanitation or hygiene improvement programmes.

A nutritional approach directed to rural women to encourage them to grow more and better food for their families in areas of widespread malnutrition. Includes details of suitable tools, plant varieties and gardening methods for the tropics and subtropics.

This book emphasizes the importance of social, economic, and environmental considerations when planning and implementing projects. For rural development workers, it aims to fill the gap in existing literature on the gathering and storage of rainwater.