Appropriate Technology is used to solve technological problems throughout the world, by providing sustainable solutions that are beneficial to the local community……<\/p>\n
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Appropriate Technology is used to solve technological problems throughout the world, by providing sustainable solutions that are beneficial to the local community,\u00a0 and which are sensitive to the need to reduce environmental pollution,\u00a0 by using renewable sources of energy and recycling materials wherever possible.<\/p>\n
Sustainable solutions to technological problems are more likely to occur if local skills are used,\u00a0 thereby using the knowledge and experience which already exists, and which can be passed o\u00adn through the community, and from generation to generation.\u00a0 Use of local resources also cuts down overall costs. The use of renewable energy sources is also encouraged.\u00a0 This can have significant positive benefits for the local and global environments. \u00a0The use of renewable sources of energy, with the exception of sustainable supplies of wood, reduces the emission of carbon dioxide.\u00a0 Carbon dioxide emissions, which occur when oil and coal are burnt, increases the Greenhouse Effect . \u00a0This reduction of the emission of sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxides, by not using coal as the primary source of energy is also beneficial to both local and global environments.<\/p>\n
The use of Appropriate Technology should be economically viable o\u00adn a long-term basis for the community, and provide suitable employment opportunities.\u00a0 The solution should be of positive benefit to the community and individuals, bringing a number of distinct advantages, such as an improvement in health and safety, education and training, regular employment and income for families.\u00a0 The solution should be consistent with the culture(s) of the local community.\u00a0 The use of high technology to solve a problem often involves the use of expensive components, which usually need to be imported.\u00a0 This normally requires specialist training, requiring additional costs and time.\u00a0 The need for a supply of spare parts, often expensive, also decreases the likelihood of a sustainable solution to the problem, by increasing the cost of the overall project.<\/p>\n
In any o\u00adne solution not all the benefits mentioned are possible, or occur with equal weighting.\u00a0 Yet the involvement of the local community , use of local resources and local skills is at the heart of successful application of Appropriate Technology.<\/p>\n
Here are some relevant links to sites which can give you a greater insight into the meaning of Appropriate Technology, and they ways in which it is used successfully throughout the world, in a wide variety of projects and assignments.<\/p>\n
Examples of Appropriate Technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Wind-up Radio\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wind-up_Radio<\/a><\/p>\n Biodiesel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biodiesel<\/a><\/p>\n Cloth Filter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cloth_filter<\/a><\/p>\n Malian Peanut Sheller\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malian_Peanut_Sheller<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading….<\/strong><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.icat.org.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.dcat.net\/
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