Technological Fix

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Mapa Mental sobre Technological Fix, creado por Floki el 26/02/2014.
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Technological Fix
  1. North-South Divide?
    1. Southern and Eastern Europe has fewer Internet users than the North
      1. Latin America has similar Internet usage to Europe, despite being less developed
        1. Some megacities in LDCs have high Internet usage
        2. Barriers to Technology
          1. Environmental Determinism
            1. Physical

              Nota:

              • e.g. solar + wind energy only suitable in certain areas
              1. Political

                Nota:

                • e.g. North Korea
                1. Environmental

                  Nota:

                  • e.g. Organic Farming
                  1. Religious

                    Nota:

                    • e.g. Catholic objection to contraception Amish communities go without technology
                    1. Military

                      Nota:

                      • Strict control of nuclear technology
                    2. Technological Leapfrogging, e.g. The Green Revolution
                      1. Economic Impacts
                        1. Yields increased dramatically
                          1. Increased food security
                          2. Social Impacts
                            1. Machinery = Unemployment
                              1. Increased rural-urban migration
                                1. Only well-off farmers could afford new tech
                                  1. Improved diet + health
                                  2. Environmental Impacts
                                    1. Eutrophication
                                      1. Damages biodiversity
                                        1. Some crops wiped out by pests + disease
                                      2. Sustainable Technology
                                        1. Economic
                                          1. Cost-effective
                                            1. Affordable
                                            2. Social
                                              1. Human health and wellbeing
                                                1. Tech should benefit all people
                                                2. Environmental
                                                  1. Little Pollution
                                                    1. No adverse effects on ecosystem
                                                    2. Resources
                                                      1. Renewable resources
                                                        1. Avoid fossil fuels
                                                      2. Possible Futures?
                                                        1. Divergent
                                                          1. No tech transfer
                                                          2. Convergent
                                                            1. Increased tech transfer to LDCs
                                                            2. Sustainable
                                                              1. Switch towards renewables
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