Smart Villages
Description
This book asserts that the goal of smart villages should shift from one of extraction to one of community value creation. To begin this conversation, we examine the smart village discourse, debates in design theory, non-western traditions of innovation, and sustainable development. Through case studies of smart village co-design we offer a way forward. This book is relevant for engineers, social scientists, and development practitioners. The book will be of special interest to those seeking to expand their inquiry into the role of science and technology in low and middle-income countries.
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Persons
Robert Krueger , Hermine Vedogbeton , Mustapha Fofana and Wole Soboyej , Institute of Science and Technology for Development, USA.
Content
- Intro
- List of contributing authors
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Burn box case study
- Chapter 2 Using co-design principles to co-create a regional recycling system in Eastern Ghana
- Chapter 3 Utilizing bricks made from recycled plastics to construct a gravity drip irrigation system in Akyem Dwenase, Ghana
- Chapter 4 Women's health case study
- Chapter 5 Stirling engine design using recycled materials locally in Ghana
- Chapter 6 When the goals change, the process must too
- Index
