Breakthrough
The Promise of Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development
1st Edition
Published on 25. January 2022
254 pages
978-0-8157-3966-1 (ISBN)
Description
One overall takeaway is that gradualist approaches will not achieve those goals by 2030. Breakthroughs will be necessary in science, in the development of new products and services, and in institutional systems. Each of the experts responded with stories that reflect big ambitions for what the future may bring. Their stories are not projections or forecasts as to what will happen; they are reasoned and reasonable conjectures about what could happen. The editors' intent is to provide a glimpse into the possibilities for the future of sustainable development.
At a time when many people worry about stalled progress on the economic, social, and environmental challenges of sustainable development, Breakthrough is a reminder that the promise of a better future is within our grasp, across a range of domains. It will interest anyone who wonders about the world's economic, social, and environmental future.
At a time when many people worry about stalled progress on the economic, social, and environmental challenges of sustainable development, Breakthrough is a reminder that the promise of a better future is within our grasp, across a range of domains. It will interest anyone who wonders about the world's economic, social, and environmental future.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
8 tables
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-3966-1 (9780815739661)
DOI
10.5771/9780815739661
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Homi Kharas | John W. McArthur | Izumi Ohno
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The Promise of Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development
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Homi Kharas is asenior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in analyzing policies and finance in supportof sustainable development. His previous books include Leave No One Behind:Time for Specifics on the Sustainable Development Goals.
John W. McArthuris a senior fellow in, and Director of, the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. He co-chairs the 17-Rooms initiative, a newapproach to spurring action, insight, and community for the SustainableDevelopment Goals. His previous books include From Summits to Solutions:Innovations in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Izumi Ohno is a Professor at the NationalGraduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan, and a Senior Research Adviserto the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako ResearchInstitute for Peace and Development. She specializes in internationaldevelopment policy, industrial policy and Japanese development cooperation. Herprevious books include Industrial Human Resource Development in DevelopingCountries: Knowledge and Skills in the Era of SDGs.
John W. McArthuris a senior fellow in, and Director of, the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. He co-chairs the 17-Rooms initiative, a newapproach to spurring action, insight, and community for the SustainableDevelopment Goals. His previous books include From Summits to Solutions:Innovations in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Izumi Ohno is a Professor at the NationalGraduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan, and a Senior Research Adviserto the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako ResearchInstitute for Peace and Development. She specializes in internationaldevelopment policy, industrial policy and Japanese development cooperation. Herprevious books include Industrial Human Resource Development in DevelopingCountries: Knowledge and Skills in the Era of SDGs.
Content
Contents:
Acknowledgments
1. Breakthroughs: Why We Need Them for Sustainable Development
Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur, and Izumi Ohno
2. Breakthrough Technologies for Pandemic Preparedness
Yolanda Botii-Lodovico and Pardis Sabeti
3. Fixing the Real "World Wide Web": Breakthroughs at the Interface of Food, Agriculture, and Large-Scale Computation
Zachary Bogue
4. Too Cheap to Meter: The Promise of Unstored Solar Power
Vijay Modi
5. Interspecies Money
Jonathan Ledgard
6. Predictable Disasters: AI and the Future of Crisis Response
Tarek Ghani and Grant Gordon
7. How AgriTech Is Transforming Traditional Agriculture in Emerging Markets: "Think Big, Act Fast, Start Small"
Lesly Goh
8. Eyes on the Planet: Toward Zero Deforestation
Hiroaki Okonogi, Elji Yamada, and Takahiro Morita
9. Redefining the Smart City for Sustainable Development
Tomoyuki Naito
10. How Digital Systems Will Transform the Future of Money and Development
Tomicah Tillemann
11. A Short Story of Transmediary Platforms
Bright Simons
12. Unleashing Meaningful Breakthroughs
Ann Mei Chang
Contributors
Acknowledgments
1. Breakthroughs: Why We Need Them for Sustainable Development
Homi Kharas, John W. McArthur, and Izumi Ohno
2. Breakthrough Technologies for Pandemic Preparedness
Yolanda Botii-Lodovico and Pardis Sabeti
3. Fixing the Real "World Wide Web": Breakthroughs at the Interface of Food, Agriculture, and Large-Scale Computation
Zachary Bogue
4. Too Cheap to Meter: The Promise of Unstored Solar Power
Vijay Modi
5. Interspecies Money
Jonathan Ledgard
6. Predictable Disasters: AI and the Future of Crisis Response
Tarek Ghani and Grant Gordon
7. How AgriTech Is Transforming Traditional Agriculture in Emerging Markets: "Think Big, Act Fast, Start Small"
Lesly Goh
8. Eyes on the Planet: Toward Zero Deforestation
Hiroaki Okonogi, Elji Yamada, and Takahiro Morita
9. Redefining the Smart City for Sustainable Development
Tomoyuki Naito
10. How Digital Systems Will Transform the Future of Money and Development
Tomicah Tillemann
11. A Short Story of Transmediary Platforms
Bright Simons
12. Unleashing Meaningful Breakthroughs
Ann Mei Chang
Contributors
