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

Lucia Corsini, Clara B. Aranda-Jan and James Moultrie

Technology in Society, 2019, vol. 58, issue C

Abstract: •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.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.02.003

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