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Electrical Engineering perspectives in nanotechnology RM aa dc Nanotechnology Global Sustainability ywlu and r yc la n The rise of collaborative consumption, peer-to-peer systems, and not-for-profit N social enterprise heralds the emergence of a new era of human collectivity. Increasingly, this consolidation stems from an understanding that big-banner a Nanotechnology n and issues—such as climate change—are not the root causes of our present global o predicament. There is a growing and collective view that issues such as this are t actually symptoms of a much more vicious, seemingly insurmountable condition: e Global Sustainability c our addiction to economic, consumption, and population growth in a world of h finite resources. n o Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability uses nanotechnology—the l product of applied scientific knowledge to control and utilize matter at atomic o and molecular scales—as a lens through which to explore the interrelationship g between innovation, politics, economy, and sustainability. This groundbreaking y book addresses how stakeholders can actively reshape agendas to create a positive and sustainable futures through this latest controversial, cross-sectoral n d technology. It moves beyond issues of efficiency, productivity, and utility, exploring G the insights of 22 contributors from around the world, whose work spans the disciplines of science and the humanities. Their combined knowledge, reinforced l o with various case studies, introduces an exciting prospect—how we can innovate b without economic growth. a l This new volume in the Perspectives in Nanotechnology series is edited by Dr. S Donald Maclurcan and Dr. Natalia Radywyl. Dr. Maclurcan is a social innovator u and Honorary Research Fellow with the Institute for Nanoscale Technology at the s t University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Dr. Radywyl is a social researcher a and Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at i n the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is also an Adjunct Research Fellow in a the Faculty of Life and Social Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, b Melbourne. This book is written for a wide audience and will be of particular i l interest to activists, scholars, policy makers, scientists, business professionals, i t and others who seek an understanding of how we might justly transition to y sustainable societies. Edited by K12602 Donald Maclurcan • Natalia Radywyl ISBN: 978-1-4398-5576-8 90000 9 781439 855768 K12602_COVER_final.indd 1 11/7/11 11:34 AM Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability Perspectives in Nanotechnology Series Editor Gabor L. Hornyak Nanotechnology and the Public: Risk Perception and Risk Communication Susanna Hornig Priest Medical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Harry F. Tibbals Nanotechnology: The Business Michael T. Burke Nanotechnology: Ethics and Society Deb Bennett-Woods Nanotechnology Health and Environmental Risks Jo Anne Shatkin Nanotechnology: Legal Aspects Patrick M. Boucher Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability Edited by Donald Maclurcan and Natailia Radywyl Forthcoming title Nanotechnology Intellectual Property Rights: Research, Design, and Commercialization Prabuddha Ganguli and Siddharth Jabade Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability Edited by Donald Maclurcan Natalia Radywyl Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business LOC Page Contents List of Figures .......................................................................................................vii List of Tables ...........................................................................................................ix Foreword .................................................................................................................xi Editors .....................................................................................................................xv Contributors ........................................................................................................xvii Acronyms ............................................................................................................xxv Section I Limits 1 Nanotechnology and Limits to Growth .....................................................3 Donnie Maclurcan and Natalia Radywyl 2 Nanotechnology and the Environment ....................................................21 David J. Hess and Anna Lamprou 3 Nanotechnology and Traditional Knowledge Systems ........................45 Ron Eglash Section II Capacity 4 Nanotechnology and Geopolitics: There’s Plenty of Room at the Top ............................................................69 Stephanie Howard and Kathy Jo Wetter 5 Nanotechnology, Agriculture, and Food................................................117 Kristen Lyons, Gyorgy Scrinis, and James Whelan 6 Poor Man’s Nanotechnology—From the Bottom Up (Thailand) ......141 Sunandan Baruah, Joydeep Dutta, and Gabor L. Hornyak Section III Appropriateness 7 Nanotechnology and Global Health .......................................................157 Deb Bennett-Woods 8 Toward Pro-Poor Nano-Innovation (Zimbabwe, Peru, Nepal) .........175 David J. Grimshaw v vi Contents 9 Open Source Appropriate Nanotechnology .........................................191 Usman Mushtaq and Joshua M. Pearce Section IV Governance 10 Nanotechnology and Risk ........................................................................217 Fern Wickson 11 Nanotechnology and State Regulation (India) .....................................241 Nidhi Srivastava and Nupur Chowdhury 12 Nanotechnology and Global Regulation ...............................................261 Diana M. Bowman and Graeme A. Hodge 13 Nanotechnology without Growth ...........................................................281 Donnie Maclurcan and Natalia Radywyl List of Figures Figure 3.1 (a) Malaysian sepak ball (b) C fullerene molecule. ..................55 60 Figure 3.2 Design created by a Potawatomi student with the Anishinaabe Arcs tool. .........................................................................................59 Figure 3.3 Students prepare Maya blue by mixing indigo with palygorskite clay. ...................................................................................................60 Figure 6.1 Centre of Excellence. .....................................................................144 Figure 6.2 Porous alumina, left and right. ...................................................148 Figure 6.3 Porous alumina (a) and (b). ..........................................................149 Figure 6.4 Super-hydrophobic cotton. ..........................................................151 Figure 8.1 Seven-P framework of new technologies...................................178 Figure 8.2 Holistic picture of the problem situation. .................................182 Figure 8.3 Technology as an enabler. ............................................................185 Figure 11.1 Overview of primary regulatory actors in India ...................252 vii