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Appropedia has become a reliable source (and cited in over 1000 journal articles) for information on appropriate technology, sustainability, open source devices, 3D printed devices, medical devices and interventions, and other related fields such as service learning.[1]

For a more exhaustive list, see Appropedia:List of academic citations

Papers Utilizing Appropedia as a Source[edit | edit source]

  1. Kreye, Melissa M. "Metal accumulation in gill epithelium and liver tissue in steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared in reclaimed wastewater", Thesis (M.S.)--Humboldt State University, Natural Resources: Wastewater Utilization Program, 2008.
  2. Urmila Balasubramaniyam, Llionel S. Zisengwe, Niccoló Meriggi, Eric Buysman, Biogas production in climates with long cold winters, Wageningen, May 2008.
  3. James A. West and Margaret L. West, "Using Wikis for Online Collaboration: The Power of the Read-Write Web", Jossey-Bass (December 15, 2008).
  4. Judy Matthews, "Innovation for Sustainability: Seeking Water Solutions in an Urban Environment",Paper prepared for 16th Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting and Management (PBFEAM) Conference 2- 4 July 2008.
  5. R. E. Carbone and J. M. Pearce,"Connecting Mathematics and the Applied Science of Energy Conservation", The Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations, 11, pp. 233-243, 2009.open access
  6. Vaibhav Malhotra, José L. Fernández Solís, Sarel Lavy, Michael Neuman, "Feasibility of an Off-Grid Renewable Energy Source for the Mercantile Sector", Journal of Green Building 5(1) (2010), pp.71-87. doi: 10.3992/jgb.5.1.71
  7. Taha Hassan, Mokhtar Ashour, "Shrinkage of Natural Plastering Materials for Straw Bale Buildings Affected by Reinforcement Fibres and Drying",Agricultural Engineering International: The CIGR EJournal., Vol 12, No 1 (2010).
  8. Lorna Dwyer, "Biopiracy, Trade and Sustainable Development",Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy., Vol 19 p. 219 (2008).
  9. S. WOITTE, M. Fleer, M. Hedegaard, & J. Tudge (Eds.), "Childhood Studies and the Impact of Globalization: Policies and Practices at Global and Local Levels", Alberta Journal of Educational Research, North America, 56, Oct. (2010).
  10. Lokesh, A.C. et. al. "STUDY ON SUSTAINABILTY OF MADHUCA BIODIESEL" SASTECH Journal 13 (1) 2014

Papers Discussing Appropedia as a Tool for OSAT Development[edit | edit source]

  1. A. J. Buitenhuis, I. Zelenika and J. M. Pearce, "Open Design-Based Strategies to Enhance Appropriate Technology Development", Proceedings of the 14th Annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Conference : Open, March 25-27th 2010, pp. 1-12. open access
  2. Joshua M. Pearce and Usman Mushtaq, "Overcoming Technical Constraints for Obtaining Sustainable Development with Open Source Appropriate Technology", Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH), 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference, pp. 814-820, 26-27 Sept. 2009.open access
  3. J. Corbett, J. Webster, K. Sayili, I. Zelenika-Zovko, and J. Pearce, "Developing and Justifying Energy Conservation Measures: Green IT under Construction" Proceedings of the Sixteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Lima, Peru, August 12-15, 2010. pp 1-8.
  4. Pearce J., Albritton S., Grant G., Steed G., & Zelenika I. 2012. A new model for enabling innovation in appropriate technology for sustainable development. Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy 8(2) Published online Aug 20, 2012. open access
  5. Joshua M. Pearce, "Open Source Research in Sustainability", Sustainability: the Journal of Record, 5(4), pp. 238-243, 2012. DOI free and open access
  6. Ivana Zelenika & Joshua M. Pearce, "The Internet and other ICTs as tools and catalysts for sustainable development: innovation for 21st century", Information Development, November 20, 2012 0266666912465742, doi: 10.1177/0266666912465742. abstract available online
  7. Joshua M. Pearce, "The case for open source appropriate technology", Environment, Development and Sustainability, June 2012, 14 (3), pp. 425-431
  8. Sunter, P. Watkins, C. "Issues in Developing a G/Local knowledge Network for Transport Reform Utilizing Appropedia", CIRN Prato Community Informatics Conference 2013, (non-refereed paper)
  9. Zelenika, I., Pearce, J.M. "Innovation through collaboration: scaling up solutions for sustainable development" Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (6) pp 1299-1316 March, 2014
  10. Pearce, J.M., Zelenika, I. "Barriers to Appropriate Technology Growth in Sustainable Development" Journal of Sustainable Development 4 (6) 2011
  11. Koch, M.D.; Tumer, I.Y. "Towards Open Design: The Emergent Face of Engineering---A Position Paper" ICED09: 17th International Conference on Engineering Design 3 pp. 97-108 2009
  12. Lazalde A. et al ,"Ecosistemas de innovación y producción basados en hardware libre" Buen conocer / FLOK society, pp. 700 2015,
  13. Calcatinge A., "The relations between Cultural Landscapes, Open Source Hardware and Open Innovation in Rural Development" 7th International Conference on Thermal Equipment, Renewable Energy and Rural Development, pp.193-198 2018
  14. Pannozzo L. et. al. "Profile of Samdrup Jongkhar" p.227, 2012

Papers on the Use of Appropedia to improve the pedagogy of service learning[edit | edit source]

  1. Joshua M. Pearce, Lonny Grafman, Thomas Colledge, and Ryan Legg, "Leveraging Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship and Global Collaboration for Just Sustainable Development" Proceedings of the 12th Annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Conference, pp. 201- 210, 2008. open access
  2. Eleanor ter Horst and Joshua M. Pearce, "Foreign Languages and the Environment: A Collaborative Instructional Project", The Language Educator, pp. 52-56, October, 2008. open access
  3. Joshua M. Pearce and Eleanor ter Horst "Appropedia and Sustainable Development for Improved Service Learning", Proceedings of Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 2008 .
  4. Joshua M. Pearce, "Appropedia as a Tool for Service Learning in Sustainable Development", Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 3(1), pp.45-53, 2009. Q-Space pre-print open access
  5. S. Murphy and N. Saleh, "Information literacy in CEAB's accreditation criteria: the hidden attribute", In Proceedings of the The Sixth International Conference on Innovation and Practices in Engineering Design and Engineering Education, 2009. Hamilton, ON July 27-29, 2009.
  6. Joshua M. Pearce and Eleanor ter Horst, "Overcoming Language Challenges of Open Source Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa", Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 11(3) pp.230-245, 2010. open access
  7. Côme, F. et. al. "Driving Engineering Education to Meet Future Challenges" Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs 40 2014
  8. Eleanor ter Horst and Joshua M. Pearce, "Foreign Languages and Sustainability: Addressing the Connections, Communities and Comparisons Standards in Higher Education", Foreign Language Annals 43(3), pp. 365–383 (2010). open access
  9. K. Branker, J. M. Pearce, J. Corbett, and J. Webster, "Engineering Service Learning with Green Information Technology and Systems Projects", Conference Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) 2010 Conference, Paper 6, (2010). open access
  10. K. Sienko, A. Sarvestani and L. Grafman, "Medical device compendium for the developing world: a new approach in project and service-based learning for engineering graduate students", Global Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 15, Number 1 (2013)
  11. Hoepfl, M. "Appropriate Technology as a Basis for a Technology Education Curriculum" Conference: Technology Education for the Future—A Play on Sustainability, 2-6 Dec 2013,Christchurch, New Zealand
  12. Branker, K. et. al. Hybrid Virtual- and Field Work-based Service Learning with Green Information Technology and Systems Projects" IJSLE 5(2)
  13. Koch, M. et.al. "On the Utilization of Web-Based Collaboration Tools by Student Design Teams" ASME digital collection 2010 6 pp. 321-329
  14. Mehta, K., Gorski, I., Liu, C., Weinstein, S., & Brua, C. , "Expanding Engagement Opportunities at a Large Land-Grant Research University: The Engagement Ecosystem Model",Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, Volume 8, Article 5, Number 2, pp. 2 (2015),
  15. Gorski I., Mehta K., "Engaging Faculty across the Community Engagement Continuum", Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, Volume 6 (2016)
  16. Pearce J., "How to Perform a Literature Review with Free and Open Source Software", Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, Vol. 23, Art. 8 2018
  17. Salah H. "Perceptions of Education for Sustainable Development in Egypt: Prospective Changes in Teaching Practices", Tesis Submitted to The Department of International & Comparative Education 2018
  18. Denkenberger D., Pearce M., "Chapter 10 - Serious Prepping: A Guide to Necessary Research", Feeding Everyone No Matter What Academic Press, pp. 107-119 2015
  19. Bielefeldt, A. R., Pearce, J. M., "Service Learning in Engineering", Philosophies and Pedagogies for Developing the Next Generation of Humanitarian Engineers and Social Entrepreneurs, pp. 24-52 2012
  20. Rocco G. R., "Developing Mak eloping Maker Economies in P conomies in Post-Industrial Cities: Applying ost-Industrial Cities: Applying Commons Based Peer Production to Mycelium Biomaterials, Masters Theses. 257, pp. 13 2015

Books mentioning Appropedia[edit | edit source]

  • UNESCO's first report on Engineering Report Engineering: Issues Challenges and Opportunities for Development (p275) - ISBN 9789231041563
  • Recommended in the Citizen Engineer: A Handbook for Socially Responsible Engineering (Ch9 p108) - http://citizenengineer.org/?q=node/12 - ISBN 0137143923
  • Jamil Shariff 50 Green Projects for the Evil Genius (p182) - ISBN 0071549595
  • James A. West, Margaret L. West Using wikis for online collaboration: the power of the read-write Web (p123) - ISBN 0470343338
  • Shaun Chamberlin, Rob Hopkins The Transition Timeline: For a Local, Resilient Future (p169) - ISBN 1603582002
  • H. El-naser Management of scarce water resources: a Middle Eastern experience (p190) - ISBN 184564414X
  • Nasir El Bassam Handbook of Bioenergy Crops: A Complete Reference to Species, Development and Applications (p234) - ISBN 184407854X
  • Stephen Hren, Rebekah Hren The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit (p193) - ISBN 1933392622
  • Holly Ashley, Jon Corbett, et al.Change at hand: web 2.0 for development (p111) - ISBN 1843697165
  • Robert Cox Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere (p258) - ISBN 1412972116
  • Linton Wells STAR-TIDES and Starfish Networks: Supporting Stressed Populations with Distributed Talent (p11)
  • Sustainability: Biomimicry, Biosecurity, Drawbridge Mentality, Peak Oil, Environmental Governance, Peak Uranium, Appropriate Technology ISBN 1157671012
  • 2007 Establishments: Eastover, North Carolina, London Overground, Florida Championship Wrestling, Indian Premier League ISBN 1157678424
  • Mediawiki Websites: Project Gutenberg, Enciclopedia Libre Universal en Español, Wikileaks, Conservapedia, Citizendium, Uncyclopedia ISBN 1157472494
  • Appropriate Technology Organizations: One Laptop Per Child, Peace Corps, Worldchanging, Village Earth, Freeplay Foundation ISBN 1157590497
  • Steve Daniels Making Do: Innovation in Kenya's Informal Economy (p115) - http://analoguedigital.com:80/makingdo/
  • Sean Brodrick The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide: The Smartest Money Moves to Prepare For Any Crisis (p237) - ISBN 0470463163
  • Robin Mills Capturing Carbon: The New Weapon in the War Against Climate Change (p380) - ISBN 978-0-231-70186-0
  • Guillaume Fabre The Low-Carbon Buildings Method 2011 (p35) - ISBN 1435784669
  • Brian A. Nejmeh Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences: Practical Applications in Engineering Education (p138, 311, 314-328) - ISBN 978-1118100349
  • Parker, M. et. al. "The Routledge Companion to Alternative Organization" Routlege, 2014 ISBN 1135005397
  • Joan Horvath, Rich Cameron Mastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Lab ISBN 978-1-4842-3500-3
  • Nilofer Merchant The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World ISBN 978-0-5254-2913-5
  • Lonny Grafman To Catch the Rain ISBN 978-1-9471-1204-9
  • Lonny Grafman Atrapando la lluvia ISBN 978-1-9471-1210-0
  • Vinay Grupta, Cat Lupton, Noah Raford, The Future We Deserve ISBN 978-3868980035
  • Lonny Grafman, Joshua Pearce, To Catch the Sun ISBN 978-19471-1262-9
  • Lonny Grafman, Joshua Pearce, Atrapando el Sol ISBN 978-1947112773
  • Lonny Grafman, Joshua Pearce, Capter Le Soleil ISBN 978-1947112759

Patents[edit | edit source]

  • S Uehara, M Imai - US Patent 7621665, 2009. Light source device, display device, terminal device, and optical member
  • Hui Li, Karl Englund, Don Lilly - US Patent 10227470B2, 2019. CA Patent CA3040064A1, 2017. Recycled composite materials and related methods
  • Malcolm Hunter, Sam Gibson - UK Patent GB2502247A, 2012. Heat recovery device
  • 이규철, 김민정, 남세희 - SK Patent KR101981371B1, 2016. Method for detecting total coliforms using body surface temperature
  • Aeed Mohammed Salem Alhassan Alkhazraji, Mariam Hamad Rashed Mohamed Rashed Alrashed - WO Patent WO2019086927A1. A method to fabricate glassy-metal polymer composites

Google Scholar Citations of Appropedia[edit | edit source]

For the latest list of peer-reviewed literature citing Appropedia see Google Scholar Citations of Appropedia

  • 32 May 13, 2010
  • 44 Aug 22, 2010
  • 90 Nov 27, 2011
  • 147 Aug 21, 2012
  • 166 Jan 24, 2013
  • 193 Aug 20, 2013
  • 319 Jan 23, 2015
  • 381 Oct 22, 2015
  • 488 Oct 25, 2016
  • 713 Dec 26, 2018
  • 766 Jun 12, 2019
  • 872 Sep 08, 2020
  • 984 Mar 20, 2022
  • 1010 Apr 28, 2022

Notes[edit | edit source]

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