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* Small, as in [[Small is Beautiful]]. Small often means affordable and adaptable, and puts the control in the hands of the users. | * Small, as in [[Small is Beautiful]]. Small often means affordable and adaptable, and puts the control in the hands of the users. | ||
* Few moving parts - less to go wrong (similar to the [[KISS]] principle). | * Few moving parts - less to go wrong (similar to the [[KISS]] principle). | ||
* Can be built locally | |||
* Easily [[repair]]ed, by local people with locally available equipment. | * Easily [[repair]]ed, by local people with locally available equipment. | ||
* Affordable | * Affordable | ||
* Made with locally available materials | |||
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Revision as of 05:43, 13 December 2009
what makes "appropriate technology" is determined by context. Therefore, none of these are absolute - they are simply common features that make a technology "appropriate" to a world where many suffer a lack of basic necessities, a lack of money, and lack of equipment and technological expertise. They are also technologies that have a gentle impact on the earth:
- Small, as in Small is Beautiful. Small often means affordable and adaptable, and puts the control in the hands of the users.
- Few moving parts - less to go wrong (similar to the KISS principle).
- Can be built locally
- Easily repaired, by local people with locally available equipment.
- Affordable
- Made with locally available materials