| Catalogue of training and information tools on community
participation in human settlements | PRODUCED BY: GERMAN
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE (GATE), 1980. AVAILABLE FROM:
GERMAN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE, GTZ-GmbH, POSTFACH 5180,
D 6236 ESCHBORN 1, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY. NUMBER OF PAGES:
152 This manual, which is designed for people working in
selfhelp projects, describes building techniques and methods
which were used in different parts of the world before modern
industrial methods became available. It differs from other
technical manuals, therefore, in that it contains methods which
are neglected by modern expertise. These techniques have been
reviewed by experts and adapted to modern needs to improve local
construction methods without trying to change them. The manual
is applicable not only for constructing houses by self-builders
(working either individually or in groups with locally
obtainable material and their own techniques) but also for
improving parts of simple houses already cons