Appropedia
Wiki about appropriate technology
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Appropedia is a wiki-based website that contains content relating to sustainability, poverty, environmental degradation, and international development.[1][2]
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| URL | appropedia |
|---|---|
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2007 |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 |
Purpose
Appropedia can be used to help people who lack in financial stability and are looking for an alternative source to advance their financial expertise as well as environmental sustainability.[3]
Nomenclature
History
Appropedia was founded in 2006 and registered it as a not for profit in California.
Site organization
The website is organized into portals that are groups of articles arranged by topics.[4] Topics include construction, energy, food & agriculture, health, and water.[4] Like other wiki based websites, the content can be navigated in multiple ways, using tags to indicate themes.[4][5]
Content is made under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.[4]
Comparison with Wikipedia
The rules for content acceptance and editing on Appropedia vary from Wikipedia due to having different goals. For example:
- While Wikipedia requires verifiability, Appropedia prefers verifiability but does not demand it.[4]
- While Wikipedia prohibits original research, Appropedia encourages it.[4]
- While Wikipedia requires a neutral point of view, Appropedia encourages a neutral point of view, but notably the content tends to be uploaded by people with affiliations to the topic.[4]
Notable uses
An Ontario man, Aren Page, used Appropedia to help him design an off-grid residential vehicle.[6]
Michigan Technological University faculty Joshua Pearce used Appropedia to share hundreds of designs for cost saving.[7]