Thomas Birtchnell
3D Printing for Development in the Global South
This book seeks to answer the question: will 3D printing alleviate poverty and benefit poor communities to any meaningful extent in the Global South? Thomas Birtchnell and William Hoyle assess the development potential of this new technology through concrete case studies such as 3D printed children’s sunglasses in Guatemala and fair-trade filament from recycled waste plastic in India.
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