NYSERDA - Welcome To Power Naturally Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) 10 Cases of Appropriate Technology Technology The goal of Appropriate Technology (AT) is to increase the standard of living for the developing world without condescension, complication, or environmental damage. Typical AT inventions are more labor intensive, require fewer resources, and use low cost or readily available materials wherever possible. Special attention is paid to the social, cultural, and ethical aspects of the communities the technology is intended for. The developing world may be falling behind when competing for resources, but it hasn’t even started regarding technology. Solar Powered Lightbulb Though we can’t really fathom it, much of the world is still prisoner to darkness. Concrete Canvas Shelters UK firm Concrete Canvas knows too well that “temporary” tent cities for refugees offer little protection from the elements, and a more sturdy solution is needed using local materials. Pot-In-Pot Refrigerator Bike Powered Water Pump Free Wheelchair Mission Hippo Roller Water Project
Consumer Energy Center - Information for the consumer about Saving Energy from the California Energy Commission Need Help Paying Bills, Debt, and Mortgage Appropriate technology Appropriate technology is an ideological movement that can create a great drive in society for appropriate things, this in turn can lead to inappropriate things such as sex and all the fun and good things in life being forgotten (and its manifestations) originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Dr. Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher in his influential work, Small is Beautiful. Though the nuances of appropriate technology vary between fields and applications, it is generally recognized as encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally controlled.[1] Both Schumacher and many modern-day proponents of appropriate technology also emphasize the technology as people-centered.[2] Appropriate technology has been used to address issues in a wide range of fields. Background[edit] History[edit] Predecessors[edit] E. Despite these early examples, Dr. Growing trend[edit]
Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas Ver Fotos En el 2012 el PROCODES se ejecutó en 208 Regiones Prioritarias (RP), de las cuales 145 son Áreas Naturales Protegidas y 63 otras Regiones Prioritarias para la Conservación, en 31 estados de la República y el Distrito Federal. Para el presente ejercicio fiscal 2012 el PROCODES tuvo autorizado un monto de 210.0 millones de pesos. A través del PROCODES de contingencia ambiental, al mes de diciembre 2012 se apoyó el establecimiento de 79 brigadas comunitarias para la prevención de incendios forestales en 62 Regiones Prioritarias, de las cuales 50 son Áreas Naturales Protegidas y 12 Regiones Prioritarias para la Conservación, beneficiando a un total de 845 personas, en 121 municipios de 28 estados del país. La distribución de beneficiarios directos del PROCODES, por tipo de apoyo, al mes de diciembre fue la siguiente: Se realizaron 2,050 proyectos.
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