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Introduction: Appropriate Technologies in the Developing World |
 Schumacher, E. F. "Social and Economic Problems Calling for the Development of Intermediate Technology." Part III, Chapter 2 in Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered. New York: Harper Perennial, 1989, pp. 181-201. ISBN: 9780060916305.
Crosette, B. "Kofi Annan's Astonishing Facts." |
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Appropriate Technology and Intermediate Technology |
Hawthorne, Peter. "Power to the People." Time Magazine, 1997.
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 3-34, 86-103. |
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Participatory Development
Role Playing Exercise |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 35-66.
Fischer, G. "Beyond Couch Potatoes: From Consumers to Designers and Active Contributors." First Monday 7, no. 12 (December 2002). |
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Stakeholder Analysis
Perspectives on Development |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 69-85. |
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Presentations on Countries and Projects |
"Water for People, Water for Life." UNESCO (PDF) |
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Water Issues in the Developing World
Lab: Water Lab |
Sobsey, M. "Managing Water in the Home: Accelerated Health Gains from Improved Water Supply." Sections 1-7. World Health Organization, 2002. |
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Project: Team Meetings |
D-Lab Case Study: "Wheelchairs in Zambia" |
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DISACARE Case Study |
In-class Reading and Discussion: Disacare Case Study Supplement (PDF - 2.8 MB)
"Manufacturing Enterprise." ITDG.
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 171-186. |
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Manufacturing in Developing Countries |
Warschauer, Mark. "Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide." First Monday 7, no. 7 (July 2002). |
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Marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid |
Hammond, A., and C. K. Prahald. "What Works: Serving the Poor, Profitably." World Resources Institute. (PDF)
Mainsah, E., S. Heuer, A. Kalra, and Q. Zhang. "Grameen Bank: Taking Capitalism to the Poor." (PDF) |
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Agricultural Technology Showcase I |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 104-136. |
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Agricultural Technology Showcase II |
D-Lab Case Study: "Oilseed Press"
Atkinson, H. J., J. Green, S. Cowgill, and A. Levesley. "The case for genetically modified crops with a poverty focus." Trends in Biotechnology 19, no. 3 (2001): 91-96.
Wijeratna, A. "The GM Mirage Will Not Help the Poor." The Guardian, 4 June 2003. |
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Energy Issues in Developing Countries |
Distributed Power Modeling and Lifecycle Assessment (PDF)
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 137-153. |
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Lab: Solar Energy and Lighting |
UN Development Programme, World Energy Assessment.
Chapter 1: Energy and Major Global Issues (PDF)
Chapter 2: Energy and Social Issues (PDF) |
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Photo-voltaic System Design |
Shapouri, H., et al. "The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol: An Update." USDA. (PDF)
Segelken, R. "Subsidized Food Burning." Cornell Chronicle, 23 August 2001. |
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Life Cycle Analysis
Lab: Charcoal Manufacture |
Gordon, B., et al. "Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health and the Environment." World Health Organization, 2004. |
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Health Issues in the Developing World |
"Smoke: The Killer in the Kitchen." ITDG. |
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Humanitarian Bridge Building |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 200-213. |
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Sanitation and Latrine Technology |
Hafkin, N., and N. Taggart. "Supporting Women's Use of Information Technologies for Sustainable Development." |
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Gender Issues in Development |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 189-199. |
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ICT4D (Information and Communications Technologies for Development) |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 214-245. |
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Survey and Assessment Techniques |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 154-170. |
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The Better World Workshop |
Mastering the Machine Revisited. pp. 246-261. |