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