Appropriate Technology
Appropriate technology is a movement that encompasses technological choice and application that is small-scale, affordable, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable, and locally autonomous. It was originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Ernst Friedrich Schumacher and has been used to address issues in a wide range of fields. The concept of appropriate technology is multifaceted and can be described as the simplest level of technology that can achieve the intended purpose, while also considering social and environmental ramifications.
- ▪Appropriate technology is a movement that emphasizes small-scale, affordable, and environmentally sustainable technological choices.
- ▪The concept of appropriate technology was originally articulated by Ernst Friedrich Schumacher as intermediate technology.
- ▪Appropriate technology has been used to develop innovative solutions such as bike- and hand-powered water pumps, self-contained solar lamps, and passive solar building designs.
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