Science, Engineering, and Sustainable Development : Cases in Planning, Health, Agriculture, and the Environment / ed. by Robert Krueger, Yunus Telliel, Wole Soboyejo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krueger, Robert, Editor.

Soboyejo, W. O., Editor.

Telliel, Yunus, Editor.

Series:

Integrated Global STEM ; 1

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 253 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Science and technology plays a critical role, but not the only role, in realizing the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Not only must we observe the cultural context of scientific and technological interventions, we must respect and support the innovative capacity of those with different backgrounds. To help understand these concerns, this book puts forth the concept of generative justice in science and technology for development. This book presents community case studies concerning technological interventions in global health, the environment, agriculture, and their ethics. Discusses issues around science, technology, and development in the Global South. Describes the redesign of lab-inspired prototypes after field testing with project partners. Identifies basic science/engineering principles utilized in development solutions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Contents

List of contributing authors

Introduction

Chapter 1 Artemisia annua, a cost-effective sustainable therapeutic for the masses and the political challenges for its implementation

Chapter 2 Researching health impact disparities among women at the Agbogbloshie e-waste site

Chapter 3 Reframing professional practice, technical competency, and good intentions: assessment and reflection tools for ethical engagement in student STEM training

Chapter 4 The Road Less Travelled: development engineering with vulnerable communities through NGOs

Chapter 5 Rapid Assessment Procedure as a tool for stakeholder needs analysis in development engineering projects

Chapter 6 Engineered waste management systems and environmental injustice in Eastern North Carolina: power, pollution, and innovation

Chapter 7 Integrative collaborative design of research-based, climate-change resilience engineering education: insights from México-Lerma-Cutzamala hydrological region

Chapter 8 Illustrating climate-change resilience engineering: Conceptual design of water supply and wastewater/stormwater system for the México-Lerma- Cutzamala hydrological region

Chapter 9 Designing an activated carbon adsorption column to mitigate mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana

Chapter 10 Medical device development and implementation in low-to-middle income countries: the importance of product specifications and regulatory considerations

Chapter 11 Solar Decathlon Africa-Team Oculus experience: realizing a global sustainable solar house

Chapter 12 Arboreal homes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 09. Dez 2023)

ISBN:

3-11-075750-8