Directory of Institutions and Individuals Active in Environmentally-Sound and Appropriate Technologies
UNEP Reference Series
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1979
- Latest edition
- Author: Robert Maxwell
- Language: English
UNEP Reference Series, Volume 1: Directory of Institutions and Individuals Active in Environmentally-Sound and Appropriate Technologies presents the dynamic interrelationship of… Read more
Description
Description
UNEP Reference Series, Volume 1: Directory of Institutions and Individuals Active in Environmentally-Sound and Appropriate Technologies presents the dynamic interrelationship of the social system with the natural environment. This book discusses the technological pattern that implies specific approaches to management of resources and is associated with a given lifestyle and value system. This text then explores the remarkable development in human history wherein society, cultural values, patterns of development, and lifestyles reflects the characteristics of technological development. This book discusses as well the crucial role that information plays in the society, whereby sectoral activities such as agriculture, transportation, industry, and rural development require accurate and timely information for the attainment of their goals This book is a valuable resource for social scientists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Introduction
Explanatory Notes
Subject Attributes in Numerical Sequence
Subject Attributes in Alphabetical Sequence
Country Listings
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burundi
Cameroon, United Republic of
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Cuba
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gambia
German Democratic Republic
Germany, Federal Republic of
Ghana
Gilbert Islands
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Surinam
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States of America
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Appendices:
Appendix I. Index of United Nations Agencies with Appropriate Technology Programs
Appendix II. Selected Institutions with International Programs
Index
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- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1979
- Language: English
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