Technology and Sustainable Development

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, and whether technology helps or hinders us in our efforts to solve the challenges we currently face.

Henrik Skaug Sætra is a political scientist with a broad and interdisciplinary background and approach, mainly focusing on the political, ethical, and social implications of technology. He focuses specifically on the sustainability-related impacts of AI and has previously published a book and several articles on AI and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-solutionism Henrik Skaug Sætra Chapter 2 - Key Concepts: Technology and Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Sætra 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 Sætra 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 Ingridsønn 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 Mósesdóttir 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 Sánchez-Gordón, and Ricardo Colomo-Palacios Chapter 17 - Techno-solutionism Facing Post-liberal Oligarchy Ivar Jonss on and Lilja Mósesdóttir Chapter 18 - The Role of Technology in Alternatives to Growth-Based Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Sætra Chapter 19 - Conclusion: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-solutionism for Sustainable Development Henrik Skaug Sætra