Revisiting appropriate technology with changing socio-technical landscape in emerging countries

Patnaik, Jayshree; Bhowmick, Bhaskar

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2018.11.004

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“…It should be noted that the participation of the user, for whom the technology is designed, is not clearly shown. Similarly, there are efforts to develop technologies within the framework of Ecotechnology, where emphasis is placed on developing technology with the least environmental impacts [8] but these efforts do not articulate an integral scheme from the identification of needs.…”

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“…), as well as their definitions and implementation processes [9][10][11]. The term Appropriate Technology has been widely used in the development of technologies to satisfy basic needs mainly in the rural sector [8] and actually, studies regarding the use of appropriate technologies have tipped during this decade. However, it is still necessary to systematize and document in more detail these processes, in order to optimize the development, transfer and adoption of technology; that is, that technology more often meets user's need in an affordable and sustainable manner.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A New Methodology for the Development of Appropriate Technology: A Case Study for the Development of a Wood Solar Dryer

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This paper introduces a new methodology for the development of appropriate technology that allows satisfying energy needs in rural communities. The methodology integrates the technological development, taking particularly into account the assessment of environmental impacts as well as evaluation of the functionality of the technology. Therefore, it is implemented as a case study in the development of a solar wood-dryer in an artisan community in Mexico. Relevant issues were identified for the success of the methodology, which includes identifying key participants in the community, as well as the use of specialized simulation- and computer-based design tools, and a prior evaluation of the potential environmental impacts through Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the solar wood-dryer. Three geometries of a solar wood-dryer prototype were proposed and analyzed with computer-based simulations, which showed better interior heat transfer than the traditional wood brick-dryer. LCA revealed that the new solar wood-dryer prototype has environmental impacts in all analyzed categories that are 5% or smaller than those of the traditional dryer. Therefore, it was demonstrated that the solar wood-dryer developed with our introduced methodology leads to less environmental impacts compared to those of the traditional wood brick-dryer previously used by the rural community.

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“…In this study, the low-hanging fruits encompass rural settlements clearly suitable for implementing decentralized renewable energy generation systems. This would require harnessing local RE resource potential and applying appropriate technological transformation options [82], [83], [84], [85]. Such as exploring the small hydropower (SHP) potential [86] of some non-powered dams constructed for irrigation purposes or flood control.…”

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Demonstration of the integrated rural energy planning framework for sustainable energy development in low-income countries: Case studies of rural communities in Nigeria

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Sulemanu

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“…These issues are contextually specific; TIME does not provide common issues but a methodology to discover and analyse the context. The model was derived from a number of existing models in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) [18,19], Social Enterprise [20,21], Appropriate Technology [20,22], and International Development literature [23,24]. A detailed background and definition of all terms can be found in Robinson [25].…”

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TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program

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Set against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7, and the need to increase biomass Improved Cookstove (ICS) adoption and sustained use across the globe, this paper presents an evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s (PAN) Results Based Financing for Improved Cookstove Market Development in Nepal (RBF) project, which was conducted between January and April 2020. Nepal has a long history of International Development assistance, yet 65.8% of rural households still use firewood as their primary source of energy. With this in mind we aimed to understand the barriers, enablers and engagement strategies for the adoption and sustained use of Improved Cookstoves (ICS), map key stakeholder role perceptions and interactions, and identify areas for improvement to increase the sustained use of ICS in the focus communities. This paper uses the methodological approach from the qualitative Technology Implementation Model for Energy (TIME) for the data collection and analysis elements. Our core results show a direct need for improved communication between all key stakeholder groups, the impact of demand and supply side financial incentives in creating reputational risk for community-based key stakeholders, and how the RBF mechanism promotes initial end-user adoption but not sustained use of ICS due to a focus on immediate results.

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Revisiting appropriate technology with changing socio-technical landscape in emerging countries

Cited by 24 publications

References 32 publications

A New Methodology for the Development of Appropriate Technology: A Case Study for the Development of a Wood Solar Dryer

A New Methodology for the Development of Appropriate Technology: A Case Study for the Development of a Wood Solar Dryer

Demonstration of the integrated rural energy planning framework for sustainable energy development in low-income countries: Case studies of rural communities in Nigeria

TIME to Change: An Evaluation of Practical Action Nepal’s Results Based Finance Program

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