Technology For Humanitarian Action / / ed. by Kevin M. Cahill.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• MitwirkendeR: Black, Alan W.,; Braddock, Joseph V.,; Bravman, Joseph,; Cahill, Kevin M.,; Carbonell, Jaime G.,; Clark, Geoffrey W.,; Czuchlewski, Kristina Rodriguez,; Dugan, Regina E.,; Fernandez, Frank L.,; James, Ralph B.,; Kolodzy, Paul J.,; Lavie, Alon,; Lerner-Lam, Arthur,; Levin, Lori,; Mitola Iii, Joseph,; Patel, C. Kumar N.,; Todosow, Helen,; Warren, William L.,; Weissel, Jeffrey G.,; Zhang, Zhen,
• HerausgeberIn: Cahill, Kevin M.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: International Humanitarian Affairs
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (334 p.)

Humanitarian workers around the world struggle under dangerous conditions. Yet many do not have the technological tools readily available elsewhere to help them realize their mission to provide essential services and save lives. This book, the fruit of a historic conference, is a practical guide to...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• Technology and Humanitarian Actions: A Historical Perspective
• COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
• Biometrics: Personal ID/Tagging
• Wireless Telecommunications
• Cognitive Radio for Humanitarian Operations
• Language Technologies for Humanitarian Aid
• Media for Reaching Large Audiences
• SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES
• Enhancing Security for Humanitarian Operations through Technology and Information
• High-Resolution Earth Monitoring for Humanitarian Action
• Energy Technologies for Humanitarian Purposes
• Potential Impact of Advanced Vaccine andWater Technology in Humanitarian Operations
• Demining Technology
• CONCLUSION
• NOTES
• CONTRIBUTORS
• THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND COOPERATION AND THE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
• INDEX