<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">appropriate technology</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31299894</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:20:31</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">alternative technology</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">intermediate technology</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">technology, alternative</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">technology, appropriate</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">technology, intermediate</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The development and use of sustainable approaches to meeting human and ecological needs through the applications of scientific principles and engineering techniques as they are connected to the place, resources, economics, culture and impacts of their uses. ]]></dc:description></metadata>