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Breakthrough
The Promise of Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development
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2022
Summary
Harnessing technology for a better 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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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3965-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3966-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
backcover1
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Preface No access Pages i - viii
Breakthroughs: Why We Need Them for Sustainable Development No access Pages 1 - 22
Breakthrough Technologies for Pandemic Preparedness No access Pages 23 - 46
Fixing the Real "World Wide Web:" Breakthroughs at the Interface of Food, Agriculture, and Large-Scale Computation No access Pages 47 - 62
Too Cheap to Meter: The Promise of Unstored Solar Power No access Pages 63 - 76
Interspecies Money No access Pages 77 - 102
Predictable Disasters: AI and the Future of Crisis Response No access Pages 103 - 124
How AgriTech Is Transforming Traditional Agriculture in Emerging Markets: "Think Big, Act Fast, Start Small" No access Pages 125 - 148
Eyes on the Planet: Toward Zero Deforestation No access Pages 149 - 164
Redefining the Smart City for Sustainable Development No access Pages 165 - 180
How Digital Systems Will Transform the Future of Money and Development No access Pages 181 - 200
A Short Story of Transmediary Platforms No access Pages 201 - 222
Unleashing Meaningful Breakthroughs No access Pages 223 - backcover1
