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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

Appropriate technology - Wikipedia

[[E. F. Schumacher]].

See also: [[Convivial Tools]].

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What is appropriate technology?

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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
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