Technology and Sustainable Development : : The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-Solutionism.

• Author: Sætra, Henrik Skaug.
• TeilnehmendeR: Sætra, Henrik Skaug,
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : CRC Press LLC,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (287 pages)

"Technological change is at the core of all major disruptions in human history, and revolutions, wars, and general development is regularly connected to some sort of technological change. However, not all development is beneficial. While technology has fuelled great innovations and rapid development, the notion of sustainable development has gained promise because we now experience serious social, economic, environmental challenges. This book examines whether technology can be used to fix the very problems caused by technology, as the various chapters examine different aspects related to how technology has brought us where we are today (which some will say is the best place humanity's been at according to a range of metrics), and whether technology helps or hinders us in our efforts to solve the challenges we currently face. The issues discussed cover the three sustainability dimensions and include topics such as the materiality of AI, technology in education, AI for gender equality, innovation and the digital divide, and how technology relate to power, the political system, and capitalism. The chapters all build on the theoretical backdrop of technological change, sustainable development, and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals are actively used throughout the book, both to examine how these goals capture or overlook central elements of sustainable development, and also to facilitate and create a common framework of engagement between the chapters. The book provides a novel combination of traditional theories that are explored through different case studies, providing the ground for a better understanding of how and when technology can - and cannot - be the enabler of sustainable development. It is thus an important resource for students of all disciplines, technologists, and those developing and applying new technologies. It is also a valuable resource for politicians and regulators attempting to harness the power of technology for good, while limiting its negative potential. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. Funded by Østfold University College" -- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-solutionism Henrik Skaug Saetra -- Chapter 2 Key Concepts: Technology and Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Saetra -- Chapter 3 Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Solutions: Placing the Climate Emergency at the Center of AI Developments Benedetta Brevini -- Chapter 4 Sustainable Climate Engineering Innovation and the Need for Accountability Marianna Capasso and Steven Umb rello -- Chapter 5 Shinigami Eyes and Social Media Labeling as a Technology for Self-care Henrik Skaug Saetra and Jo Ese -- Chapter 6 Lessons to Be Learnt? Education, Techno-solutionism, and Sustainable Development Neil Selwyn -- Chapter 7 Virtual Reality and Autism Anders Dechsling and Anders Nordahl-Hansen -- Chapter 8 The Technologically Sustained Digital Divide Erlend Ingridsonn Nordrum -- Chapter 9 Spot on SDG 5: Addressing Gender (In-)equality Within and With AI Marisa Tschopp and Hanan Salam -- Chapter 10 A Legal Sustainability Approach to Align the Order of Rules and Actions in the Context of Digital Innovation Eduard Fosc h-Villaronga, Hadass ah Drukarch, and Marco Giraudo -- Chapter 11 Governing Toward Sustainable Development: From a Path-Dependent Transition to a Disruptive One Lilja Mosesdottir and Ivar Jonsson -- Chapter 12 Capitalism, Sustainability, and Democracy Harald Borgebund -- Chapter 13 Nudging Policy or Crowding It Out? Green Nudges as Ideational Technologies Stuart Mills and Richard Whittle -- Chapter 14 The Fallacy of Disruptive Technologies and the Primacy of Politics: Sustainable Development Goals as an Example Imad Antoine Ibrahim -- Chapter 15 Technology and the Distribution of Power Faridun Sattarov -- Chapter 16 What Does Data Valuation Literature Tell Us About Methods and Dimensions? Implications for City Data Marketplaces Petter Kvalvik, Mary Sanchez-Gordon, and Ricardo Colomo-Palacios -- Chapter 17 Techno-solutionism Facing Post-liberal OligarchyIvar Jonss on and Lilja Mosesdottir -- Chapter 18 The Role of Technology in Alternatives to Growth-Based Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Saetra -- Chapter 19 Conclusion: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-solutionism for Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Saetra.