1. Week 7: Design Challenges Employing appropriate technology faces many challenges: technical and social.

2. Problems with water and energy in developing countries Limited availability impacts individual’s lives Broader context ◦ Environmental  Renewable water and energy can save natural resources ◦ Social  Management of shared resources strengthens community ◦ Economic  Healthy people, education and commerce

3. Example solutions Solar potable water Solar drip irrigation Etc Each of these suggested technological solutions must actually work ◦ In the specific place ◦ Scientific study to determine feasibility ◦ AND look for unintended problems

4. Full implementation and success of any of these requires alignment of many things list

5. Design considerations

6. Apply LCA to this problem List all components Create a project management plan How to run and repair the technology