Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

appropriate technology: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed
appropriatetechnology1 CONSTRUCTAppropriate technologySCHUMACHER · PHILOSOPHY OF

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Philosophy of technology

small-scale, affordable, locally controlled technology suited to the needs, skills and resources of the community that uses it.

In philosophy of technology, appropriate technology refers to small-scale, affordable, locally controlled technology suited to the needs, skills and resources of the community that uses it. This meaning comes from Schumacher (1973) in Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Next

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how appropriate technology sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in ColliderExport BibTeXReport this entry

Nearby constructs

community5 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs

References

  1. Schumacher, E. F. (1973). Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered. Blond & Briggs. ISBN 9780856340123

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct