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Describes 34 emerging technologies and reviews their application toward achieving the UN SDGs
Draws on reviews of the business models of 650 companies
Offers a theoretical background in innovation
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Part of the book series: Sustainable Development Goals Series (SDGS)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This monograph investigates a multitude of emerging technologies including 3D printing, 5G, blockchain, and many more to assess their potential for use to further humanity’s shared goal of sustainable development. Through case studies detailing how these technologies are already being used at companies worldwide, author Sinan Küfeoğlu explores how emerging technologies can be used to enhance progress toward each of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to guarantee economic growth even in the face of challenges such as climate change.
To assemble this book, the author explored the business models of 650 companies in order to demonstrate how innovations can be converted into value to support sustainable development. To ensure practical application, only technologies currently on the market and in use actual companies were investigated. This volume will be of great use to academics, policymakers, innovators at the forefront of green business, and anyone else who is interested in novel and innovative business models and how they could help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
This is an open access book.
Keywords
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Innovation for Sustainable Development
- Emerging technologies
- Sustainable business
- Sustainable value creation
- Open Access
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Sinan Küfeoğlu
About the author
Dr. Küfeoğlu completed his D.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering at Aalto University, Finland in 2015 and 2011 respectively. He got his B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 2009. His research interests include energy futures, sustainable development, energy economics and technology policy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Emerging Technologies
Book Subtitle: Value Creation for Sustainable Development
Authors: Sinan Küfeoğlu
Series Title: Sustainable Development Goals Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07127-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07126-3Published: 12 July 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07129-4Published: 12 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07127-0Published: 11 July 2022
Series ISSN: 2523-3084
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3092
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 512
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 221 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, Science and Technology Studies, Business and Management, general, Industries