{"product_id":"9781472580757","title":"Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUnited Nations Series on Development\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTechnology and Innovation for Sustainable Development\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnited Nations Publications | Rob Vos | Malinka Koparanova\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Science \u0026amp; Technology Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on bloomsburycollections.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuation along current development pathways is not sustainable. Available technology and production practices and the consumption patterns of modern societies are leading to global warming and ecological destruction.  Business as usual is not an option. There is an urgent need to find a new development paradigm that ensures environmental sustainability while managing to provide, now and in the future, a decent livelihood for all of humankind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, experts in the area provide a variety of insights about the technical transformation needed for sustainable development. It spells out the behavioural and policy changes that would need to accompany the next technological transformation, taking into account the complexity of inducing technological change in the energy and agricultural sectors. The assessment suggests that this will require major, but doable improvements in national innovation systems and major, but affordable shifts in investment patterns and related macroeconomic adjustments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Vos is the Director of  Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division in the Food and Agriculture  Organization of the United Nations. From 2005 to December 2012 he was  the Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division in the  Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations.  During  that time, he was the lead author and coordinator of the flagship  publications, World Economic and Social Survey and the World Economic  Situation and Prospects.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Diana Alarcón is Senior Economic  Affairs Officer in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the  United Nations. She was part of the team that produced the World  Economic and Social Survey from 2007–2012 and was Senior Economist at  the Inter-American Development Bank from 1997–2007. In the past she has  worked as Director of Economics at Colegio de la Frontera Norte, and has  been affiliated with the International Labour Organization and several  universities in Mexico and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 December 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472580757\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332044161164,"sku":"9781472580757","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4d866635-d5dd-42b8-9ef3-4c73d650ca9f.jpg?v=1783601231","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472580757","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}