Introduction to Development Engineering A Framework with Applications from the Field /

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This open access textbook introduces the emerging field of Development Engineering and its constituent theories, methods, and applications. It is both a teaching text for students and a resource for researchers and practitioners engaged in the design and scaling of technologies for low-resource comm...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Madon, Temina (Editor), Gadgil, Ashok J. (Editor), Anderson, Richard (Editor), Casaburi, Lorenzo (Editor), Lee, Kenneth (Editor), Rezaee, Arman (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Subjects:
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Bioremediation.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Development economics.
Economic development.
Engineering design.
Developmental psychology.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Development Economics.
Development Studies.
Engineering Design.
Developmental Psychology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: A New Discipline: Development Engineering
  • Chapter 1: The Role Of Technology In Development
  • Chapter 2: The Development Engineering Framework: Innovate, Evaluate, Scale
  • Chapter 3: Asking the Right Questions
  • Part II: Water, Sanitation and Health
  • Chapter 4: Advances In Water and Health Technologies
  • Chapter 5: Case Study: Electrochemical Arsenic Remediation, India (Innovation)
  • Chapter 6: Case Study: Information For Intermittent Water Supply, India (Evaluation)
  • Chapter 7: Case Study: Mobile Phone Diagnostic Microscopy, Vietnam/Cameroon (Innovation, Scale)
  • Part III: Governance
  • Chapter 8: Technologies for Governance And Accountability
  • Chapter 9: Case Study: Sensors For Aid Accountability, Rwanda (Evaluation, Scale)
  • Chapter 10: Case Study: High Resolution Development Indicators, Afghanistan (Evaluation, Scale)
  • Chapter 11: Case Study: Monitoring For Elections And Public Service Delivery, Kenya (Evaluation, Scale)
  • Part IV: Energy and Resources
  • Chapter 12: Advances in Energy & Environmental Technologies
  • Chapter 13: Case Study: Economic Impacts Of Rural Electrification, Kenya (Evaluation, Scale)
  • Chapter 14: Case Study: Cool Joule: Flexible Energy Loads, Nicaragua (Innovation, Evaluation)
  • Chapter 15: Case Study: Cookstove Monitoring and Use In East Africa (Innovation, Evaluation)
  • Part V: Information
  • Chapter 16: Information and Communications Technology For Development
  • Chapter 17: Case Study: Community Cellular Networks, Philippines (Innovation, Evaluation)
  • Chapter 18: Case Study: ICT Solutions To Bring Telemedicine To Rural India (Innovation)
  • Chapter 19: Case Study: Platforms For Development Data (ODK/Mezuri) (Innovation, Scale)
  • PART VI: Markets (Incorporates Agriculture)
  • Chapter 20: Technologies To Improve Market Performance
  • Chapter 21: Case Study: Ag Market Information Platforms, India (Innovation, Evaluation, Scale)
  • Chapter 22: Case Study: Agricultural Trading Platforms, Uganda (Innovation, Evaluation)
  • Chapter 23: Case Study: Inventory And Supply Chain Tracking, Sri Lanka (Evaluation)
  • PART VII: Human Capital (Incorporates Labor)
  • Chapter 24: Increasing the Productivity of Human Capital
  • Chapter 25: Case Study: Electronic Job Search Platforms, India (Evaluation, Scale)
  • Chapter 26: Case Study: Customized E-Learning Innovations, India (Evaluation)
  • Chapter 27: Case Study: TBD (Evaluation)
  • PART VIII: Conclusion
  • Chapter 28: Promising Directions in Development Engineering.

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