Smart Villages : Generative Innovation for Livelihood Development / edited by Robert Krueger [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krueger, Robert, editor.

Series:

Integrated Global STEM Series

Integrated Global STEM Series ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smart cities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2024]

Summary:

This book asserts that the goal of smart villages should shift from one of extraction to one of community value creation. To begin this conversation, we examine the smart village discourse, debates in design theory, non-western traditions of innovation, and sustainable development. Through case studies of smart village co-design we offer a way forward. This book is relevant for engineers, social scientists, and development practitioners. The book will be of special interest to those seeking to expand their inquiry into the role of science and technology in low and middle-income countries. Reconstructs the goals of smart villages to a community centric model. Intertwines the concepts of sustainable development and smart villages. Describes case studies achieving local value creation and circulation.

Contents:

Intro

List of contributing authors

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Burn box case study

Chapter 2 Using co-design principles to co-create a regional recycling system in Eastern Ghana

Chapter 3 Utilizing bricks made from recycled plastics to construct a gravity drip irrigation system in Akyem Dwenase, Ghana

Chapter 4 Women's health case study

Chapter 5 Stirling engine design using recycled materials locally in Ghana

Chapter 6 When the goals change, the process must too

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

3-11-078623-0