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Towards global action for appropriate technology /
Towards Global Action for Appropriate Technology evaluates the feasibility of establishing and implementing an international mechanism for the promotion of appropriate technology. A strategy of reorienting research and development towards the rural and small-scale urban sectors is proposed, with emp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1979.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Towards Global Action for Appropriate Technology; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I: CONCEPTS, CRITERIA, STRATEGIES; CHAPTER 1. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY: SOME CRITERIA; Introduction; Some Criteria of Appropriateness; Conclusion; CHAPTER 2. TECHNOLOGIES APPROPRIATE FOR A BASIC NEEDS STRATEGY; Introduction; A Basic Needs Approach and Strategy; Technological Contents of a ""BN"" Strategy; Technologies Appropriate for Basic Needs Satisfaction; A Suitable Policy Frame; Concluding Remarks; PART II: EXISTING INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK.
- CHAPTER 3. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY GROUPS AND INSTITUTIONS: AN ASSESSMENTIntroduction; Appropriate Technology Groups and Institutions; Towards a Framework of Analysis; Criteria for Assessment of Groups and Institutions; Assessment of Groups and Institutions; Conclusions; Appendix: Questionnaire; CHAPTER 4. ACTIVITIES OF THE UN SYSTEM ON APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; Introduction; Some Existing Coordinating Mechanisms; Review of Ongoing UN Activities; Better Coordination within the System; Concluding Remarks; CHAPTER 5. INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; Introduction.
- Some Proposals for International MechanismsFunctions of International Mechanisms; Proposed and Existing Mechanisms: Comparative Analysis; Concluding Remarks; PART III: GLOBAL ACTION; CHAPTER 6. A BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION; Introduction; Need for Global Action; A New International Mechanism for Appropriate Technology; Conclusion.