The Tattarillo Award is an international prize for Bachelor, MSc and PhD theses covering any theme related to “Appropriate Technologies for Sustainable Development in any South of the World”, held by "Engineering without Borders - Florence” in cooperation with the “Environmental Councillor of the Municipality of Florence”.

Main objective of the Tattarillo Award is to encourage technology students and the scientific community to research themes related to development sustainability in “South-of-the-World” contexts, where such expression is meant broadly, encompassing any reality where human development and access to resources is limited, independently of actual geographical location, or reasons (historical, political, economical or natural) for such limitations.

In such scenarios, technological design must be conducted not only related to the technical specifications but also including broader aspects which are generally under estimated. Indeed, the effectiveness of the proposed solutions strongly depends on social, human, environmental, and economical considerations linked with the specific area of intervention. In particular, specific objective of the award is to investigate, develop and spread the concept of “Appropriate Technology”, intended as a mean for sustainable and autonomous development of disadvantaged areas and contexts.

Publications of 2011