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Revision as of 14:36, 5 May 2007
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Welcome to Appropedia's Portal page for Appropriate Technology
Appropriate technology is technology that is appropriate to the environmental, cultural and economic situation it is intended for. It usually describes technologies which are suitable for use in the majority world (or "developing nations").
Note that appropriate technology could apply to most things on this website. Appropriate technology is not about defining a particular technology as appropriate for all situations, but about principles for choosing the appropriate technology for a given situation.
The focus of this portal is on links to Appropedia categories that include examples of technologies suitable for the majority world.
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- Alternative building
- Biofuel
- Cookers
- Renewable energy - small scale applications can be appropriate, especially for remote settings.
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Template:Portalboxstart |style="width:28%"| Wikipedia:
- Article - definition, and summaries of appropriate technologies.
- Category
- Advocates and inventors category
Encyclopedic info is at Wikipedia, while information and specific projects are described here on Appropedia. |style="width:28%"| Appropriate technology at:
- The Appropriate Technology Sourcebook (from Village Earth).
- Journey to Forever
- AIDG - Appropriate Technologies and the AIDG Technology Network
- Practical Action (formerly ITDG)
|style="width:28%"| Appropriate technology blogs:
Blogs covering sustainability and appropriate technology:
- The Sietch
- WorldChanging (a bright green approach).
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Organization and users
- Many of the organizations on Appropedia have a focus on appropriate technology.
- See also Wikipedia:Category:Appropriate technology organizations
- Users: see Users interested in appropriate technology (but this is probably true of most of the users on this site, more or less).