Appropriate Technology
Appropriate technology is a movement (and its manifestations) encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable by locals, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally autonomous. It was originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher in his work Small Is Beautiful. Both Schumacher and many modern-day proponents of appropriate technology also emphasize the technology as people-centered.Appropriate technology has been used to address issues in a wide range of fields. Well-known examples of appropriate technology applications include: bike- and hand-powered water pumps (and other self-powered equipment), the universal nut sheller, self-contained solar lamps and streetlights, …
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NSP: New Society Publishers · 16 January 2024 English
Setting the standard for modern cob construction – from design, engineering, and building code compliance, to sculpting beautiful structures Cob – a mix of clay, sand, and straw – is …
Eisenberg, director, Development Center for Appropriate Technology Essential Cob Construction is the cob manual …
BCCAT: BC Council on Admissions and Transfer · 1 December 2023 English
Review Purpose of Meeting To ensure all students have access to quality courses and are able to transfer between different educational organizations in BC, to review learning outcomes, and to …
variables f) use a graphing calculator or other appropriate technology to solve systems of linear equations and …
Canada Council for the Arts · 21 November 2023 English
INTRODUCTION 1.1 OBJECTIVES The objectives of this policy are to: • provide a consistent and systematic approach to collecting, analyzing, utilizing, and reporting on the performance of the Canada Council’s …
RMDA section to advise on and identify appropriate technology tools that will enable the management of …
Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 31 October 2023 English
Effective PHC requires a culture and system designed to be responsive to individual and population health needs.2 Family Care Teams provide a framework to reorganize and expand on existing community-based …
(through policy and the NL Health Services appropriate technology). Enhance digital processes from Family …
AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 29 July 2023 English
use of wood-burning stoves, environmentalist Ricardo Navarro, of the Salvadoran Center for Appropriate Technology, a local affiliate of the international organization Friends of the Earth, told IPS. [.. …
Ricardo Navarro, of the Salvadoran Center for Appropriate Technology, a local affiliate of the international …
BCCAT: BC Council on Admissions and Transfer · 6 June 2023
If a fee is charged to articulation committee meeting participants, the amount of the fee should be set to cover the costs the committee incurs in organizing and running the …
meeting date and location. • To ensure that appropriate technology (e.g. Zoom, Teams, telephone) is available …
INSPQ: Institut national de santé publique du Québec · 30 May 2023 French
Les études sur l’utilisation des médias sociaux par les jeunes et leur santé sont parcellaires et portent rarement sur les jeunes Autochtones. Cette étude de la portée, qui permet de …
their utility for designing culturally appropriate technology-based health interventions. The Journal …
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development · 19 May 2023 English
PPA contract rate design Power purchase policies resulting in a PPA signed between a utility and a remote community IPP are almost always based on the avoided cost of diesel …
This program, offered by the Centre of Appropriate Technology, uses funds from the Australian government … trained and consulted.204 204 Centre for Appropriate Technology, The Bushlight Renewable Energy System … au/key-resources/programs- projects?pid=3014; Centre for Appropriate Technology, Bushlight Energy Archive (2014). http://www …
Alberta Teachers' Association · 4 May 2023 English
The consolidation of most Alberta school boards, the centralization of property tax distribution, the policy driven encouragement of school-based resource allocation, the limitation on jurisdiction level administrative growth, the legislated …
are specific to learner needs • Access to appropriate technology and connectivity • Timely access to technical …
NSP: New Society Publishers · 4 April 2023 English
Small but mighty – a comprehensive guide to the use of two-wheel tractors for gardeners, homesteaders, landscapers, and farmers More affordable than four-wheel tractors and infinitely more versatile than single- …
everything you need to know about this appropriate technology. This book is truly unique, full of tips … regional markets, and reinvesting in scale-appropriate technology innovation.The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook …
