under construction
& this is the Appropedia.org wiki which uses these definitions:
Appropedia is for collaborative solutionsin sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.
Here is the wikipedia definition:
The question of what is 'appropriate technology' is an interesting one ... which will be discussed in some length (& from slightly un-orthodox points of view) in these two classes. M4.9 & M4.10
What any type of technology has in common however, is that it is the application of science, so a good basic knowledge of science is essential to good technological
design ("good" meaning whatever function
the designer had in mind)
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