TY - BOOK AU - Jagtap,Santosh ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Design and Engineering for Low Resource Settings: A Practical Guide T2 - SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, SN - 9783031661563 AV - TA174 PY - 2024/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Engineering design KW - Technological innovations KW - Design KW - International economic integration KW - Globalization KW - Economic development KW - Engineering Design KW - Innovation and Technology Management KW - Emerging Markets and Globalization KW - Development Studies N1 - 1. Design and Engineering for Low Resource Settings: An Integrated Methodology -- 2. Context: Holistic Understanding and Adaptation -- 3. Codesign in Low Resource Settings -- 4. Design Strategies for Training, Awareness, and Income Generation -- 5. Lifecycle Design and Intersectoral Collaboration N2 - This book provides an integrated and practical methodology aimed at designing, developing, and implementing holistic solutions for the betterment of people living in low resource settings within developing nations. These people confront a multitude of challenges at individual, institutional, economic, and technological levels. Consequently, integrated solutions are necessary to satisfy their unmet or underserved needs effectively. Using a comprehensive approach, this book offers a systematic methodology for designing such integrated solutions, supplemented by case studies and actionable guidelines. Outstanding features of the book include: An integrated methodology and guidelines for designing, developing, and implementing holistic solutions to support development of resource-constrained societies. The guidelines cover phases in the design process such as understanding context and needs, concept exploration and detailing, and implementation. Case studies illustrate each guideline. Visual illustrations for easy understanding of the guidelines. Actionable methods and strategies for applying the integrated methodology and guidelines in projects. Practitioners, students, and researchers, interested in the sustainable development of low resource settings, will find this book motivating and practical. UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66156-3 ER -