[permaculture] Appropedia - Appropriate Technology - Appropedia is for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology, poverty reduction, and permaculture.
Subject: [permaculture] Appropedia - Appropriate Technology - Appropedia is for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology, poverty reduction, and permaculture.
*Appropriate technology (AT)* is technology that is designed with special
consideration to the context of its use - including environmental, ethical,
cultural, social, political, and economical aspects of the community it is
intended for. With these goals in mind, AT proponents claim their methods
require fewer resources, are easier to maintain, and have less of an impact
on the environment compared to techniques from mainstream technology, which
they contend is wasteful and environmentally polluting.
The term is usually used to describe simple technologies proponents
consider suitable for use in developing nations or less developed rural
areas of industrialized nations. This form of "appropriate technology"
usually prefers labor-intensive solutions over capital-intensive ones,
although labor-saving devices are also used where this does not mean high
capital or maintenance cost. In practice, appropriate technology is often
something described as using the simplest level of technology that can
effectively achieve the intended purpose in a particular location. In
industrialized nations, the term *appropriate technology* takes a different
meaning, often referring to engineering that takes special consideration of
its social and environmental ramifications.
*Appropriate technology (AT)* is technology
<http://www.appropedia.org/Technology> that is designed to be "appropriate"
to the context of its use. The most appropriate technologies are:
To be effective in practice, an appropriate technology should be easy to
maintain. To be effective for many people and have a wide impact, an
appropriate technology must be affordable.
The term is usually used to describe simple technologies which are suitable
for use:
This form of "appropriate technology" usually prefers labor-intensive
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solutions over capital-intensive ones, although labor-saving devices are
also valuable, provided this does not mean high capital, maintenance cost
or environmental impact.
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