Publication details
Udržitelné technologie pro rozvojová studia
| Title in English | Appropriate Technologies for Development Studies |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | XXXI International Colloquium on the Management of Educational Process: Proceedings of abstracts and electronic version of reviewed contributions on CD-ROM. |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://k101.unob.cz/kolokvium |
| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | Appropriate technologies; development studies; Millennium development goals |
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| Description | Appropriate technologies are simple devices that can be constructed from locally available materials (such as solar cookers, efficient wood stoves, composting toilets, etc.). Implementation of AT in developing countries can significantly improve the living conditions of local poor people. It is essential that workers at governmental and non-governmental organizations dealing with development aid should be familiar with the potential of AT. Since 2011 the Department of Development Studies at Palacky University offers a teaching subject dealing with the issue of AT. Content of the course has a large overlap between the technical, natural science, environmental and social fields. |
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