Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APT)

A manual

Bevill Packer

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English

ITDG Publishing
15 December 1995

Development studies; Intermediate technology; Pulp & paper technology

Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APT) is a comprehensive survey of the technologies for making a wide range of products from chess-men to armchairs, from trays to solar cookers, using paper. It is a revised and updated edition of the Manual of APT published by IRED, Harare, 1989 and 1991. The revised edition includes additional models and extra pages of colour photographs, and special supplements on APT in the service of disabled people.

By: Bevill Packer
Imprint: ITDG Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 176mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781853392689
ISBN 10: 1853392685
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 15 December 1995
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bevill Packer, the author of A Manual for Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APT), published by Intermediate Technology (now Practical Action Publishing), with rehabilitation teams in Zimbabwe, tried and tested APT techniques in the eighties and now many people throughout the world make APT furniture.