Nanotechnology and the challenges of equity, equality and development
Nanotechnology is enabling applications in materials, microelectronics, health, and agriculture, which are projected to create the next big shift in production, comparable to the industrial revolution. Such major shifts always co-evolve with social relationships. This book focuses on how nanotechnol...
| Other Authors: | Cozzens, Susan E., Wetmore, Jameson M., SpringerLink (Online service) |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
©2011.
Dordrecht ; New York : [2011] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxx, 457 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
Yearbook of nanotechnology in society ;
v. 2. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Note continued:
- 18.
- Science Policy and Social Inclusion: Advances and Limits of Brazilian Nanotechnology Policy /
- Noela Invernizzi
- 19.
- Potential of Nanotechnology for Equitable Economic Development: The Case of Brazil /
- Philip Shapira
- 20.
- Open Access Nanotechnology for Developing Countries: Lessons from Open Source Software /
- Dhanaraj Thakur
- 21.
- Southern Roles in Global Nanotechnology Innovation: Perspectives from Thailand and Australia /
- Donald C. MacIurcan
- 22.
- How Can Nanotechnologies Fulfill the Needs of Developing Countries? /
- Jack Stilgoe
- 23.
- Technical Education and Indian Society: The Role of Values /
- Jameson M. Wetmore
- pt. V
- Lessons for Action
- 24.
- Keeping the Dream Alive: What ELSI-Research Might Learn from Parliamentary Technology Assessment /
- Rinie van Est
- 25.
- Nanotech Ethics and the Policymaking Process: Lessons Learned for Advancing Equity and Equality in Emerging Nanotechnologies /
- Evan S. Michelson
- 26.
- Building Equity and Equality into Nanotechnology /
- Susan E. Cozzens.