{"product_id":"9781032350561-technology-sustainable-development","title":"Technology and Sustainable Development","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-Solutionism. \u003cp\u003eThis book examines whether technology can be used to fix the very problems caused by technology, as the various chapters examine different aspects related to how technology has brought us where we are today, and whether technology helps or hinders us in our efforts to solve the challenges we currently face.\u003c\/p\u003e. \u003cp\u003eTechnological change is at the core of all major disruptions in human history, and\u003cbr\u003erevolutions, wars, and general development are regularly connected to some sort of\u003cbr\u003etechnological change. However, not all development is beneficial. While technology has\u003cbr\u003efueled great innovations and rapid development, the notion of sustainable development\u003cbr\u003ehas gained prominence as we now experience serious social, economic, and environmental\u003cbr\u003echallenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book examines whether technology can be used to fix the very problems caused by\u003cbr\u003etechnology, as the various chapters examine different aspects related to how technology\u003cbr\u003ehas brought us where we are today (which some will say is the best place humanity’s been at\u003cbr\u003eaccording to a range of metrics), and whether technology helps or hinders us in our efforts\u003cbr\u003eto solve the challenges we currently face. The issues discussed cover the three sustainability\u003cbr\u003edimensions and include topics such as the materiality of AI, technology in education, AI\u003cbr\u003efor gender equality, innovation and the digital divide, and how technology relates to power,\u003cbr\u003ethe political system, and capitalism. The chapters all build on the theoretical backdrop of\u003cbr\u003etechnological change, sustainable development, and the UN’s Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003eGoals are actively used throughout this book, both to examine how these goals capture or\u003cbr\u003eoverlook central elements of sustainable development, and also to facilitate and create a\u003cbr\u003ecommon framework of engagement between the chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a novel combination of traditional theories that are explored\u003cbr\u003ethrough different case studies, providing the ground for a better understanding of how\u003cbr\u003eand when technology can – and cannot – be the enabler of sustainable development.\u003cbr\u003eIt is thus an important resource for students of all disciplines, technologists, and those\u003cbr\u003edeveloping and applying new technologies. It is also a valuable resource for politicians\u003cbr\u003eand regulators attempting to harness the power of technology for good, while limiting its\u003cbr\u003enegative potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been\u003cbr\u003emade available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives\u003cbr\u003e(CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. Funded by Østfold University College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810297163873,"sku":"9781032350561","price":52.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14043488_jpg.jpg?v=1705546962","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032350561-technology-sustainable-development","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}