04212oam 2200685I 450 991077907390332120230802004646.01-136-48501-51-283-44143-897866134414300-203-13568-71-136-48502-310.4324/9780203135686 (CKB)2550000000087790(EBL)957620(OCoLC)798533451(SSID)ssj0000620703(PQKBManifestationID)11926323(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000620703(PQKBWorkID)10613363(PQKB)11306681(MiAaPQ)EBC957620(Au-PeEL)EBL957620(CaPaEBR)ebr10529228(CaONFJC)MIL344143(OCoLC)784947982(EXLCZ)99255000000008779020180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCan emerging technologies make a difference in development? /edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. AppelbaumNew York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-88432-2 0-415-88433-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Transition6. 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 Brazil14. 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<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 thosTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsEconomic developmentRegional economic disparitiesTechnological innovationsEconomic aspects.Economic development.Regional economic disparities.338/.064Appelbaum Richard P128120Parker Rachel A1552048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779073903321Can emerging technologies make a difference in development3811826UNINA