Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Appelbaum, Richard P.

Parker, Rachel A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Economic aspects.

Technological innovations.

Economic development.

Regional economic disparities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>In this innovative and entirely original text, which has been thoughtfully edited to ensure coherence and readability across disciplines, scientists and practitioners from around the world provide evidence of the opportunities for, and the challenges of, developing collaborative approaches to bringing advanced and emerging technology to poor communities in developing countries in a responsible and sustainable manner. This volume will stimulate and satisfy readers seeking to engage in a rich and challenging discussion, integrating many strands of social thought and physical science. For thos

Contents:

CAN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN DEVELOPMENT?; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction The Promise and Perils of High-Tech Approaches to Development; 2. Creating the Future Materials, Innovation, and the Scientific Community; 3. Rural Development, Technology, and "Policy Memory" Anthropological Reflections from Bangladesh on Technological Change; 4. Achieving Equitable Outcomes Through Emerging Technologies A Social Empowerment Approach; 5. Emerging Technologies and Inequalities Beyond the Technological Transition

6. The Progress of Nanotechnology in China7. Food Security From the Green Revolution to Nanotechnology; 8. (Nano)technology and Food Security What Scientists Can Learn from Malian Farmers; 9. Innovations for Development The African Challenget; 10. Nanotechnology for Potable Water and General Consumption in Developing Countries; 11. Solid-State Lighting A Market-Based Approach to Escaping the "Poverty Trap"; 12. Energy for Development The Case of Bioenergy in Brazil; 13. Implications of Nanotechnology for Labor and Employment Assessing Nanotechnology Products in Brazil

14. Seeking the Non-Developmental within the Developmental Mobile Phones in the Globalized Migration Context15. Responsible Innovation, Global Governance, and Emerging Technologies; 16. Risk Perception, Public Participation, and Sustainable Global Development of Nanotechnologiesl; 17. Global Governance of Emerging Technologies From Science Networking to Coordinated Oversight; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-48501-5

1-283-44143-8

9786613441430

0-203-13568-7

1-136-48502-3

9780203135686

OCLC:

798533451