Appropedia
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| File:AppropediaBlack03.png | |
| URL | appropedia |
|---|---|
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2007 |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 |
Appropedia is a wiki-based website that contains content relating to sustainability, poverty, environmental degradation, and international development.[1][2]
Purpose
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Appro means "Appropriate Technology".[4] Despite "pedia" in the title, the site is not an encyclopedia, but a collection of various types of content, including original research.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]Appropedia was founded in 2006 and registered it as a not for profit in California.
Site organization
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sunter, Patrick, and Chris Watkins. "Issues in Developing a G/Local Knowledge Network for Transport Reform Utilising Appropedia." CIRN Prato Community Informatics Conference. 2013.
- ^ Pearce, J. M., Denkenberger, D. (2014). Feeding Everyone No Matter What: Managing Food Security After Global Catastrophe. Netherlands: Elsevier Science.
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