Rey Ty 2013 appropriate technology planning environment projects
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© 2013 Rey Ty
Appropriate Technology & Planning Environmental Projects
for Developing Countries
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Rey Ty
Northern Illinois University
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Environmentalism & Appropriate Technology
Planning Projects:
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Problems & Solutions
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Problems
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Different Contexts, Different Solutions
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There are deep differences between rich & poor countries.
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There are deep
differences between
rich & poor people within a country.
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Many things are cool for upper middle class & rich families:
reduce cost of energy, solar panels, etc.
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But some technologies are not appropriate for the
poor.
Why?© 2013 Rey Ty
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3Rs1.Reduce
2.Reuse
3.Recycle© 2013 Rey Ty
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For people in rich countries,
3Rs are awesome & fashionable.
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But 3Rs are part of daily life for middle class & poor families in developing
countries.
Nothing New!
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people in developing countries collect, sell & buy bottles & old newspapers.
Even way before 3Rs became fashionable in the rich countries,
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If there is a backyard, people in poorer countries, in
general, plant root crops, vegetables & fruit trees for family
consumption.
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Of course on the other side of the coin,
there are garbage & plastic flying around all over the place as well. These are all poverty-
related matters.
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Problems of appropriateness
& transferability of technology.
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Solutions
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The poorest use sunlight as
such, water direct from the
source, charcoal for
cooking, etc. © 2013 Rey Ty
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There are sustainable development & environmentally-friendly projects that use appropriate technology which are best suited for the majority of the poor in the poor countries.
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Solar Water Bulbs
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Solar Oven
A cardboard box, aluminum foil & a sheet of glass on top.
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Solar Ovens
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Clean Water: Colloidal silver breaks down the pathogens’ cell walls causing them to die.
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Source: http://www.sswm.info/category/implementation-tools/water-purification/hardware/point-use-water-treatment/colloidal-silver
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Organic Multi-
cropping
Organic coconut, banana, coffee, pepper & pineapple
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Gray Water
for Vegetable & Other Plants
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Gray Water
for Vegetable & Other Plants
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Gray Water
for Vegetable & Other Plants
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Gray Water for Irrigation
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Waste management is a problem in poor communities.
Poverty needs to be addressed in order to
solve the waste problem sustainably. We can't tell the poor where to dump their
garbage if there are no waste disposal units or waste collection. They have nowhere else to throw their garbage.
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We must always actively consider cost first and foremost (if we are
catering to the majority poor).
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We must consider1. local
acceptance 2. transferability 3. & adaptability
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Your Comments & Critique
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Workshop: Brainstorm technologically appropriate environmental project ideas.
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Environmentalism & Appropriate Technology
Planning Projects:
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