From Solar Cookers Towards Viable Solar Cooking Technology

Bashir Ahmad

From Solar Cookers Towards Viable Solar Cooking Technology

Bashir Ahmad

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A broader concept of technology encompassing the technical and the societal aspects is introduced. Viability of technology and technological development process from a socio-technical view- point is discussed. Based on the above, the question of securing viability of solar cooking technology is taken up. It is discussed that actor- approach can operationally relate the abstract societal factors with those of technical aspects. Some concrete measures regarding application of solar cooker projects are drawn from the discussion: solar cooking projects should a) be based on user and producer studies to understand their priorities and opportunities related with the process of technological development; b) be multi-disciplinary, flexible and long-term; facilitate co-working of users, producers, political actors and other actors in the process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Third International Conference on Solar Cookers- use and Techchnology
Place of Publication	Coimbatore, India
Publisher	Deemed University, Coimbatore, India and Solar Cookers International
Publication date	1997
Publication status	Published - 1997
Event	Third International Conference on Solar Cookers : Use and Technology - Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Duration: 6 Jan 1997 → 10 Jan 1997 Conference number: 3

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Conference	Third International Conference on Solar Cookers
Number	3
Location	Avinashilingam University
Country/Territory	India
City	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Period	06/01/1997 → 10/01/1997

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From Solar Cookers Towards Viable Solar Cooking Technology. / Ahmad, Bashir.
Proceedings of Third International Conference on Solar Cookers- use and Techchnology. Coimbatore, India: Deemed University, Coimbatore, India and Solar Cookers International, 1997.

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