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This is the list of topics (aka categories) that are expected to serve the purpose of public education and discourse, as well as textbook topics for courses. Currently most of these are blank stubs in need of creation, many topic stubs are being worked on by topic experts (thank you topic experts). Please only create a topic (cataegory), if you have a fair amount of expertise in the topic area. If you create a topic (category) please remove the tbd (to be done), and consider replacing it with your name if you have submitted a very complete topic article. If, instead, you have more specific hands on experience that you would like to share, Please consider adding a project.

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Definition

• Appropriate Technology
• Sustainable Development tbd

Alternative Building

• Bamboo tbd
• Papercrete tbd
• Cord Wood tbd
• Earth Ship tbd
• Strawbale tbd
• Ferrocement tbd Yamaplos
• Living Roof

Earthen Construction

• • Adobe tbd by Lonny Grafman
  • Cobb tbd by Lonny Grafman
  • Bajareche tbd
  • Earthen Oven tbd by Lonny Grafman or Johnathan Wu
  • Earthen Plaster tbd
  • Rammed Earth tbd
  • Wattle and Daub tbd

Water

• Greywater tbd by Lonny Grafman
• Waste Water Treatment Lagoons tbd Hopefully by Tressie Word
• Composting Toilet tbd Hopefully by Larry Schlussler
• Water Conservation tbd by Lonny Grafman
• Rainwater Catchment tbd by Lonny Grafman
• Solar Distillation See Solar

Solar

• Solar Thermal Hot Water tbd
• Passive Solar Design tbd
• Solar Cooking tbd
• Solar Dehydrating tbd
• Solar Distillation tbd
• Parabolic tbd Hopefully by Bart Orlando
• Photovoltaic See Electrical Power & Energy

Food

• Vermiculture aka Wormbin tbd
• Composting See Materials

Agriculture

• • Organic Farming tbd
  • Animal Husbandry tbd
  • Biodynamic Farming tbd
  • Food Not Lawns tbd

Cooking

• • Solar Cooking See Solar
  • Solar Dehydrating See Solar
  • Earthen Oven See Earthen
  • Stove Technology tbd
  • Macrobiotics tbd

Preserving and Storage

• • Category:Canning and preserving initial post by Yamaplos 20:01, 8 May 2006 (PDT)
  • Category:Food Storage

Electrical Power & Energy

• Electricity Basics tbd by Lonny Grafman
• Electrical Energy Efficiency tbd
• Electrical Energy Auditing tbd by Lonny Grafman
• Photovoltaic tbd by Lonny Grafman
• Pedal Power tbd Hopefully by Bart Orlando
• Biodiesel and biobutanol, see Transportation
• Microhydro tbd by Lonny Grafman
• Wind Power tbd
• Hydrogen tbd
• Batteries tbd
• Microcaps tbd

Transportation

• Bicycling tbd
• Walking tbd
• Greenways tbd
• Biodiesel tbd
• Mass Transit tbd
• Ride Share tbd
• Ferrocement Boats tbd Yamaplos

Culture & Community

• Cooperatives tbd
• Intentional Communities tbd
• Ecovillages tbd
• Effective Lobbying tbd Hopefully by Sandy Radic-Oshiro
• Social Artistry tbd Hopefully by Holon Consulting
• Environmental Justice tbd Hopefully by Pennelys Goodshield-
• Active Citizenry tbd
• Community Organizing tbd
• Multiculturalism tbd
• Male Contraceptives tbd Hopefully by Kirsten Thompson
• Building Partnerships tbd Holon Consulting
• Collaborative Meeting Technologies tbd Holon Consulting

Materials

• Composting tbd

Alternative Materials

• • Lechugilla tbd by Parras Group
  • Hemp tbd
  • Bioplastic tbd
  • Smart Wood tbd

4Rs

• • Reduce Materials tbd
  • Reuse Materials tbd
  • Recycle Materials tbd
  • Rethink Materials tbd

Ancient Arts

• Fire Making tbd
• Knotting tbd
• Candle Making tbd
• Sewing tbd
• Canning tbd

High Tech

• Wikis tbd
• Open Source tbd
• Super Low Power tbd
• Microcaps see Electrical Power & Energy

== Education== I will gladly push this area, but please feel free to contribute and correct me Yamaplos 20:14, 8 May 2006 (PDT)

• Teacher Training tbd
• Materials tbd
  • Creating Contents tbd
  • Printing tbd
  • Distribution tbd
• Computer based Education tbd see also High Tech

Meta Concepts (aka hmm where do they go?)

• Permaculture tbd
• Biomimicry tbd
• Natural Capital tbd
• Triple Bottom Line tbd