Roads and Resources: Appropriate Technology in Rural Construction in Developing Countries

by G.A. Edmonds

This book is concerned with appropriate construction technology in the building and maintenance of roads. It is one of a series resulting from the World Employment Programme of the ILO.By drawing upon the detailed studies that have been carried out by the ILO and experience from recently executed labour-based programmes, the book shows that the use of more labour-intensive techniques can be technically and economically efficient. It also shows that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0903031698
• ISBN13: 9780903031691
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.