Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum.
| Other author | Parker, Rachel A. |
| Other author | Appelbaum, Richard P. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2012. |
| Description | xxiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | ebrary |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The promise and perils of high-tech approaches to development / Rachel A. Parker and Richard P. Appelbaum -- Creating the future: materials, innovation, and the scientific community / Todd M. Osman -- Rural development, technology, and "policy memory" : anthropological reflections from Bangladesh on technological change / David Lewis -- Achieving equitable outcomes through emerging technologies : a social empowerment approach / Guillermo Foladori -- Emerging technologies and inequalities : beyond the technological transition / Susan Cozzens -- The progress of nanotechnology in China / Chen Wang and Can Huang -- Food security : from the green revolution to nanotechnology / Jennifer Rogers and Amy Zader -- (Nano)technology and food security : what scientists can learn from Malian farmers / Scott M. Lacy -- Innovations for development : the African challenge / Moses Kizza Musaazi -- Nanotechnology for potable water and general consumption in developing countries / Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe -- Solid-state lighting : a market-based approach to escaping the "poverty trap" / Dave Irvine Halliday -- Energy for development : the case of bioenergy in Brazil / Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz -- Implications of nanotechnology for labor and employment : assessing nanotechnology products in Brazil / Noela Invernizzi -- Seeking the non-developmental within the developmental : mobile phones in the globalized migration context / Arul Chib and Rajiv G. Aricat -- Responsible innovation, global governance, and emerging technologies / Andrew D. Maynard, Antje Grobe, and Ortwin Renn -- Risk perception, public participation, and sustainable global development of nanotechnologies / Barbara Herr Harthorn, Christine Shearer, and Jennifer Rogers -- Global governance of emerging technologies : from science networking to coordinated oversight / Mihail C. Roco. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011030235 |
| ISBN | 9780415884327 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0415884322 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780415884334 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415884330 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780203135686 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0203135687 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC79.T4 C366 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |