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E.F. Schumacher
AT is technology with a human face.
"Economics as if people mattered" was the subtitle of Small is Beautiful, Schumacher's seminal book
The ability to repair, maintain, reproduce, and adapt it with local know how, money, etc.
Impacts to the local and global environment
Jobs?
Cultural impacts
Desire
Bolsters local capacity
Leverages local resources
Designed with the stakeholders
For me a truly appropriate technology must be designed and built not just for, but by or with the local stakeholders.
Prioritizing Needs and Exploring Resources
It all starts with the chaos of community building trust and projects
