02137cam a2200253Ki 4500020001500000020001500015020001800030020001800048040001000066082002600076245007500102300002200177500001900199520130600218650002901524650002801553700002401581700002101605700002401626710004201650856005401692856004801746856008901794  a331900638X  a3319006398  a9783319006383  a9783319006390  cGW5XE04a338 FIR 1997 C153 Or.00aTechnologies for sustainable development :ba way to reduce poverty? /  a1 online resource  aIncludes index  aWhilst scientific research can be crucial in guiding innovation and development throughout the world, it can be too detached from real world applications, particularly in developing and emerging countries. Technologies for Sustainable Development brings together the best 20 papers from the 2012 Conference of the EPFL-UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development with the aim to explore and discuss ways to link scientific research with development practices to assist practitioners and reply directly to social needs. In order for technologies to be adopted it is not sufficient that they are low cost and affordable but also socially, culturally and environmentally accepted by the intended users. Technologies for Sustainable Development aims to explore and answer the following three questions: What is an appropriate technology? How can we ensure a sustainable, integrated development? What are the conditions for co-creation and transfer of such technologies? Focusing on the importance of improving working relationships between stakeholders; researchers and decision-makers; between scientists and industrial sectors; between academics and the population; Technologies for Sustainable Development opens a dialogue necessary to create and implement the best solutions adapted to social demands 0aEnvironmental economics. 0aSustainable development1 aBolay, Jean-Claude,1 aHazboun, Eileen,1 aHostettler, Silvia,2 aOhio Library and Information Network.40uhttp://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/978331900639040uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00639-040uhttp://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00639-0