Technology for humanitarian action / edited by Kevin M. Cahill.

Contributor(s): Cahill, Kevin M [editor]
Language: English Series: International humanitarian affairs, no. 4Publisher: New York : Fordham University Press : Center for International Health and Cooperation, 2005Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0823223930 (hc.); 0823223949 (pbk.); 9780823223947Subject(s): Technology -- Social aspects | Disaster relief | Humanitarian assistanceDDC classification: 303.483 LOC classification: T14.5 | .T4429 2005Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Technology and humanitarian actions: a historical perspective / Geoffrey W. Clark, Frank L. Fernandez, and Zhen Zhang -- Biometrics: personal ID/tagging / C. Kumar N. Patel -- Wireless telecommunications / Paul J. Kolodzy -- Cognitive radio for humanitarian operations / Joseph Mitola III -- Language technologies for humanitarian aid / Jaime G. Carbonnel [and others] -- Media for reaching large audiences / Joseph Bravman -- Enhancing security for humanitarian operations through technology and information / Joseph V. Braddock -- High-resolution Earth monitoring for humanitarian action / Arthur Lerner-Lam, Kristina Rodriguez Czuchlewski, and Jeffrey G. Weissel -- Energy technologies for humanitarian purposes / Ralph B. James and Helen Todosow -- Potential impact of advanced vaccine and water technology in humanitarian operations / William L. Warren -- Demining technology / Regina E. Dugan.
Summary: This is a practical guide to current technologies that can help relief and humanitarian aid workers. Designed to facilitate technology transfer to the humanitarian sector, the essays focus on areas where technology is underused and predict where new technological advances may be applied.
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"In cooperation with the Stevens Institute of Technology"--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-298) and index.

Technology and humanitarian actions: a historical perspective / Geoffrey W. Clark, Frank L. Fernandez, and Zhen Zhang --
Biometrics: personal ID/tagging / C. Kumar N. Patel --
Wireless telecommunications / Paul J. Kolodzy --
Cognitive radio for humanitarian operations / Joseph Mitola III --
Language technologies for humanitarian aid / Jaime G. Carbonnel [and others] --
Media for reaching large audiences / Joseph Bravman --
Enhancing security for humanitarian operations through technology and information / Joseph V. Braddock --
High-resolution Earth monitoring for humanitarian action / Arthur Lerner-Lam, Kristina Rodriguez Czuchlewski, and Jeffrey G. Weissel --
Energy technologies for humanitarian purposes / Ralph B. James and Helen Todosow --
Potential impact of advanced vaccine and water technology in humanitarian operations / William L. Warren --
Demining technology / Regina E. Dugan.

This is a practical guide to current technologies that can help relief and humanitarian aid workers. Designed to facilitate technology transfer to the humanitarian sector, the essays focus on areas where technology is underused and predict where new technological advances may be applied.

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