Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability
Donald Maclurcan
Institute for Nanoscale Technology at the University of Technology
Natalia Radywyl
School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne
DescriptionA comprehensive introduction to nanotechnology and its potential global implications, this book critiques the latest developments relating to the environment, health, water and food, as well as potential implications for global trade, labor and marginalized populations. It presents ideas for improving technological appropriateness, including transitioning to new methods of knowledge assessment and co-creation, novel approaches to innovation that truly engage 'the poor', multilateral regulatory mechanisms that serve wider interests, and ways to overcome the global dilemma of knowledge commodification resulting from intellectual property rights regimes.Table of ContentsSection I: Limits Nanotechnology and Limits to Growth, D. Maclurcan and N. Radywyl Nanotechnology and the Environment, D.J. Hess and A. Lamprou Nanotechnology and Traditional Knowledge Systems, R. Eglash Section II: Capacity Nanotechnology and Geopolitics: There’s Plenty of Room at the Top, S. Howard and K.J. Wetter Nanotechnology, Agriculture, and Food, K. Lyons, G. Scrinis, and J. Whelan Poor Man’s Nanotechnology—From the Bottom Up (Thailand), S. Baruah, J. Dutta, and G.L. Hornyak Section III: Appropriateness Nanotechnology and Global Health, D.Bennett-Woods Toward Pro-Poor Nano-Innovation (Zimbabwe, Peru, Nepal), D.J. Grimshaw Open Source Appropriate Nanotechnology, U. Mushtaq and J.M. Pearce Section IV: Governance Nanotechnology and Risk. F. Wickson Nanotechnology and State Regulation (India), N. Srivastava and N. Chowdhury Nanotechnology and Global Regulation, D.M. Bowman and G.A. Hodge Nanotechnology without Growth, D. Maclurcan and N. Radywyl |
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