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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"appropriate technology"”.
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Appropriate technology, human capital, and economic development
… capital. We construct a novel specification of technology that incorporates this idea. Countries are comprised of a range of industries with heterogeneous productivities. In high human capital countries, productivity is maximized for industries with the most sophisticated technologies, while in …
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Innovation as a measure of appropriate technology
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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An investigation into and recommendations for appropriate technology education
… of this paper is to present an example of appropriate technology (AT) education in a university setting, and make recommendations for using open source technology to aid AT education (OSAT). This paper presents a brief overview of the AT movement, and defines critical criteria for creating …
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Appropriate technology water treatment processes for MaeLa Temporary Shelter, Thailand
This thesis recommends the use of horizontal-flow roughing filters to treat spring water of variable annual quality in MaeLa Temporary Shelter, Thailand. The public drinking water system for 45,000 refugees is overseen by Aide Medicale Intemacionale, with which this project was conducted. Half the …
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Remembering Energic Connectivities: Appropriate Technology and Domestic Infrastructure in the Energy Crisis
… place they could go is home. In this essay, the Appropriate Technology Small Grants Program, an oft-forgotten chapter of U.S. energy history, shows us how small-scale, place-based inventors transformed homes and neighborhoods into converters and conductors of nearby flows and potentials. At the …
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Tilters with windmills--the coevolution of the appropriate technology movement in America
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1988.
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Appropriate technology in irrigation : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in the Lincoln University, New Zealand
… philosophies that underlie the concept of appropriate technology (AT) has been done and a suitable philosophy fonnulated. Accordingly, AT is a technology best suited to the environment in which it is used. It is not primitive or obsolete, but is economic, 'culturally congenial', and …
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Investigating successful implementation of technologies in Developing nations
… and other inventors have devoted great effort to Appropriate Technology design over the last two decades, but few comprehensive case studies currently exist examining factors that lead to technology success. Existing studies of appropriate technology were summarized and a quantitative model was …
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The Town lattice truss : an appropriate bridge technology for developing countries
The Town lattice truss is proposed as an appropriate technology for the Tshumbe Diocese of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This proposal is made based on an understanding of rural transport and appropriate technology and an in-depth analysis of the details of the Town lattice truss. The nature …
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Indigenous capability building as an intervention strategy for sustainable enerby implementation in vulnerable societies.
… interfaces between sustainable energy policy and appropriate technology; and its iterative feedback loop mechanism to encourage the implementation of sustainable energy systems in a vulnerable society. As a novel contribution to knowledge and practice, this PhD work concludes that: 1. Establishing …
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An evaluation of the social and economic impacts of the PPAEP on rural Philippines : the case of Luyong Bonbon and Pagalungan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
… study has examined the literature related to technology transfer in agriculture, the notion of appropriate technology and Australia's current development program in the Philippines. This study utilises a multiple case study of qualitative methodology. The Group Ecology Model (GEM) is utilised …
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Creative capacity building in post-conflict Uganda
… the principles of participatory development and appropriate technology, CCB promotes a democratic framework for the application of technology in development that encourages people to become active creators of technology, not just recipients or users of technology. This thesis describes my …
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The Stabilizing Effects of Sesame Oil Extraction Technologies on Seasonal Fluctuations in Food Consumption and Nutritional Status of Rural Farming Households in The Gambia
… project introduced an inexpensive, manual technology for edible oil extraction, called the ram press, to women in The Gambia. The overall aim of the project was to improve household nutritional security through the adoption of the ram press by women sesame growers. A 13-month study was …
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Objective determination of optimal power line designs
… follows: It appears that one or a small set of appropriate technology indicators can be used by network planners and designers to identify the best group of overhead lines to meet specified objectives. These indicators can be used for a wide range of applications for AC and DC lines.
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