Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development Contributor(s): Vos, Rob (Author), Vos, Rob (Editor), Vos, Rob |
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ISBN: 1472580753 ISBN-13: 9781472580757 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy |
Dewey: 338.927 |
Series: United Nations Series on Development |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 232 pages |
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Publisher Description: Continuation along current development pathways is not sustainable. Available technology and production practices and the consumption patterns of modern societies are leading to global warming and ecological destruction. Business as usual is not an option. There is an urgent need to find a new development paradigm that ensures environmental sustainability while managing to provide, now and in the future, a decent livelihood for all of humankind. In Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, experts in the area provide a variety of insights about the technical transformation needed for sustainable development. It spells out the behavioural and policy changes that would need to accompany the next technological transformation, taking into account the complexity of inducing technological change in the energy and agricultural sectors. The assessment suggests that this will require major, but doable improvements in national innovation systems and major, but affordable shifts in investment patterns and related macroeconomic adjustments. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vos, Rob: - is Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations. |