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'''[[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"). | '''[[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"). | ||
Appropedia is the "appropriate technology wiki" and many of the pages on this website could be said to be about appropriate technology. 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. | Appropedia is the "[[Appropedia:About|appropriate technology wiki]]" (and more) and many of the pages on this website could be said to be about appropriate technology. 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. | 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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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").
Appropedia is the "appropriate technology wiki" (and more) and many of the pages on this website could be said to be about appropriate technology. 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.
Topics
South-North knowledge transfer
Small Scale Vegetable Oil Extraction
CCAT pedal powered innovations
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Wikipedia:
- Article - definition, and summaries of appropriate technologies.
- [[Wikipedia:Category:Appropriate technology|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 (and note their technical briefs on Appropedia)
|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 the Appropriate technology organizations category on Wikipedia.
- Users: see Users interested in appropriate technology (but this is probably true of most of the users on this site, more or less).
See also
- Intermediate technology synonym for "appropriate technology".
- List of portals
Resources
- Appropriate Technology Custom Search: A Google Co-op Custom Search Tool for finding quality information related to Sustainable Tech Sources for the Developing World.