Development engineering : empowering the poor through sustainable technology-based solutions / William S. Kisaalita.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kisaalita, William S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technical assistance--Developing countries.

Technical assistance.

Economic development--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, [2020]

Summary:

This book details the development and evaluation of technological interventions designed to improve human and economic development within complex, low-resource settings, showing that a solution becomes an innovation when it reaches widespread use. The book shortens the time-gap between development and up-take of the intervention, especially for student solution-developers or innovators who are new to the cultural and geopolitical settings of the problem-source country or region. Technological interventions in development are sustainable if they meet a real need, are affordable by the users, fit within the cultural context and are ergonomically appropriate. Many interventions have failed because of inattentiveness to one or more of these factors. Each of the book's points is backed up with scholarly research work, confidently guiding solution-developers confronted with issues such as acquiring intellectual property protections, among many others.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

Introduction

Section One

1

2

3

Section Two

4

5

6

Section Three

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Epilogue

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Endnotes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-5894-0

9781527558946

OCLC:

1196837082