What is the alternative technology suggested by E. M. Schumacher?
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E.M Schumacher describes the alternative Technology as the appropriate Technology. This Technology was named as 'intermediate Technology' before and it also has been criticised by the people by saying that future of Technology is inferior.
This Technology has been used in different places like street light, bicycle, water pumps etc.
This Technology has grown further in 1970 when people started thinking of saving environment with sustainability.
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Alternative technology is environment-friendly technologies which are functionally equivalent to other dominant technologies. Some of the examples include Solar panel, compositing, anaerobic digestion, greywater etc.
Appropriate technology is a kind of alternative technology. It is common is discussed in relation to economic development. It is the movement of technological choices and its application which is small scale. This movement I found both in developed and developing nations.