Houston, Renee (author) and Jackson, Michele H. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00445
Notes:
Pages 99-122 in Thomas L. McPhail (ed.), Development communication: reframing the role of the media. Electronic resource from Wiley InterScience. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK. 239 pages.
Hudson, Heather (author / McLaren School of Business, University of San Francisco)
Format:
reaearch report
Publication Date:
1995-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23539
Notes:
97 p., The purpose of this report is to set the stage for a re-examination of investment priorities and strategies in rural telecommunications by synthesizing what we know about the role of telecommunications in the development process. The report provides an overview of the evidence to date of the economic and social benefits of rural telecommunications. The report reviews key studies and identifies theory and research findings that are particularly relevant to rural regions of developing countries. It also includes research conducted in industrialized countries that appears particularly relevant for rural regions of the developing world.
Author asks whether new communications technologies can solve global development problems, or are they just a new way to make old mistakes? Examines the assumption that if you move data around instead of physical objects, then you can reduce pollution and energy use significantly. For example, analyses need to include environmental costs of the computers and networks themselves.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 180 Document Number: C36229
Notes:
Accessed 03/22/2011, Pages 342-353 in S. Healy, B. Berryman and D. Goodman (eds.), Proceedings Radio in the World: Radio Conference 2005, Melbourne, Australia. Via online from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane.