Southern Innovator Issue 5: Waste and Recycling
Subtitle: Improving Human Development with Finite Resources
Publisher: United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 60
Description: Southern Innovator Issue 5 tackles the issue of improving human development with a rising population on a planet with finite resources. It presents proven solutions and pioneering innovators from across the global South.
Table of contents: title: 8 Waste: Introduction; title: 11 TREND: Using Design for a Waste-free, Energy-efficient Future; title: 12 Texting for Cheaper Food with SokoText; title: 15 INNOVATION: Cairo's Green Technology Pioneers; title: 15 Turning Human Waste into Fertilizer: An African Solution; title: 16 Saving Water to Make Money; title: 16 Solar-powered Mobile Clinics to Boost Rural Health Care in Africa; title: 17 Solar Bottle Bulbs Light Up Dark Homes; title: 18 Information Technologies Transforming Africa; title: 19 CLEANING UP: A Solution to Stop Garbage from Destroying Tourism; title: 20 The Water-free South African Bathing Solution; title: 21 Biogas Digester-in-a-Bag Brings Portability; title: 22 Ending Gang Violence while Cleaning the Streets in Haiti; title: 23 Turning Animal Waste into Paper; title: 24 How an Eco-city Works; title: 25 Global South Urbanization Does Not Have to Harm Biodiversity; title: 26 Turning Waste into Wealth: A Southern Innovator's Guide; title: 31 Recycling: Introduction; title: 32 RECYCLING FOR PROFIT: Banning of Plastic Bags and Containers Brings New Opportunities; title: 32 Fashion Recycling: How Southern Designers Are Reusing and Making Money; title: 33 Creating Green Fashion in China; title: 34 Recycling Waste to Boost Incomes and Opportunities; title: 36 Southern Innovator: The 5-issue Milestone; title: 38 ENERGY: Kenya Turns to Geothermal Energy for Electricity and Growth; title: 39 Geothermal Energy to Boost Development of the Global South; title: 40 Prisons with a Green Solution; title: 42 African Fuel Pioneer Uses Crisis to Innovate; title: 43 Indonesian Wooden Radio Succeeds with Good Design; title: 45 Powerful Solar Light Spurring Income-making Opportunities; title: 47 Baker Cookstoves: Designing for the African Customer; title: 49 Innovations Summary; title: 51 Southern Innovator Knowledge Summary; title: 52 Money, Money: Where to Get It; title: 54 Books, etc.; title: 54 Papers+Reports; title: 55 Online Content; title: 56 Contacts and Resources; title: 57 Additional Resources; title: 58 Key Terms and Abbreviations