Using digital fabrication tools to provide humanitarian and development aid in low-resource settings

Using digital fabrication tools to provide humanitarian and development aid in low-resource settings

•Key applications of digital fabrication tools in humanitarian and development aid.•Product archetypes that define approaches for using digital fabrication tools.•Benefits, challenges and enablers when using digital fabrication tools.•Discusses the need for long-term thinking and evaluation of produ...

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Published in:Technology in society Vol. 58; p. 101117
Main Authors: Corsini, Lucia, Aranda-Jan, Clara B., Moultrie, James
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2019
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:
3-D printers
Design
Development aid
Fabrication
Foreign aid
Humanitarianism
Literature reviews
Researchers
Systematic review
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Summary:•Key applications of digital fabrication tools in humanitarian and development aid.•Product archetypes that define approaches for using digital fabrication tools.•Benefits, challenges and enablers when using digital fabrication tools.•Discusses the need for long-term thinking and evaluation of product sustainability.•Identifies a future research agenda.
ISSN:0160-791X
1879-3274
DOI:10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.02.003