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Practical Action: technical briefs
Technical briefs are documents produced by Practical Action which are freely available to people in the developing world. They provide detailed technical information on a variety of subjects ranging from how to make jams and pickles to how to build a flood-proof house or an aerial ropeway.
Students can use technical briefs for research and to analyse and evaluate raw data. They are great support materials for the new science national curriculum.
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Transport - technical briefs
These technical briefs focus on ways to transport goods and people in a relatively low cost way. This is important to people in the...
Construction - technical knowledge
These technical briefs look at the ways Practical Action have helped poor communities to make the best use of their own labour and to use locally produced building materials and techniques that they can afford and manage.
Technical briefs are documents produced by Practical Action which are freely available...
Manufacturing - technical briefs
These technical briefs focus on manufacturing on a small-scale. It is an important livelihood for many people in the developing world and businesses are usually run by a family or a small group within the same community.
Technical briefs are documents produced by Practical Action which are freely available...
Food and Sustainability
These resources cover themes of food sustainability and security. Included are technical briefs which focus on low cost approaches related to food production and preservation. Technical briefs are documents produced by Practical Action which are freely...