Intermediate Technology Flashcards
What is intermediate technology?
Intermediate technology is using equipment and techniques that are suitable for their country of use. Many poorer countries do not have the skills to maintain expensive equipment.
Example of intermediate technology
Treadle pump, which enables farmers to provide a greater amount of water to their plants more easily compared to watering by bucket, while requiring much less infrastructure than constructing irrigation dams and pipes.
Advantages of intermediate technology?
They are tough, built to be able to handle very rough use and conditions. They are built to, hopefully, last for a very long time. They are sustainable and environmentally friendly. They use the community’s natural resources to prevent the necessity of importing goods.
A disasvantage of intermediate technology?
A disadvantage of intermediate technology is that sometimes a solution simply does not work as planned. But appropriate technological solutions pose more problems for large scale applications. Some forms of sustainable resources are very expensive and not practical for extensive use.
