Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization

2006 - 2019

Current editor(s): Philip Auerswald and Iqbal Quadir

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Volume 4, issue 4, 2009

Energy for Change: Introduction to the Special Issue on Energy & Climate pp. 3-11

John P. Holdren

International Coordination to Address the Climate Challenge pp. 13-21

Thomas Schelling

Whose Rules? Terms of Discussions Around a Global Cap-and-Trade System pp. 23-40

Vinod Khosla

Deploying Our Clean Energy Future pp. 41-48

Eileen Claussen

Engage People, Retire Things pp. 49-55

Bill Drayton

A Graph Is Worth a Thousand Gigawatt-Hours: How California Came to Lead the United States in Energy Efficiency (Innovations Case Narrative: The California Effect) pp. 57-79

Arthur H. Rosenfeld and Deborah Poskanzer

Graphs, Words, and Deeds: Reflections on Commissioner Rosenfeld and California's Energy Efficiency Leadership (Innovations Case Discussion: The California Effect) pp. 81-89

Ralph Cavanagh

The Brazilian Experience with Biofuels (Innovations Case Narrative) pp. 91-107

José Goldemberg

It's Not About Ethanol, It's About Sugarcane (Innovations Case Discussion: The Brazilian Experience with Biofuels) pp. 109-123

Melinda Kimble

World Without Oil: Better Place Builds a Future for Electric Vehicles (Innovations Case Narrative: Better Place) pp. 125-140

Shai Agassi

Incremental and Transformational Change (Innovations Case Discussion: Better Place) pp. 141-143

Daniel M. Kammen

Taking Out the CO_2: Powerspan Helps Utilities Capture Carbon at the Source (Innovations Case Narrative: Powerspan Corp.) pp. 145-166

Frank Alix

Carbon Capture and Sequestration: How Can It Succeed Commercially? (Innovations Case Discussion: Powerspan Corp.) pp. 167-171

M. Granger Morgan

Enabling a Nuclear Revival-And Managing Its Risks pp. 173-191

Matthew Bunn and Martin B. Malin

Assurance of Supply: A New Framework for Nuclear Energy pp. 193-201

Tariq Rauf and Zoryana Vovchok

The World Institute for Nuclear Security: Filling a Gap in the Global Nuclear Security Regime pp. 203-208

Roger Howsley

Responsible Expansion of Nuclear Power Requires Global Cooperation on Spent-Fuel Management pp. 209-212

John McCombie

Moving Toward High-Performance Buildings pp. 213-233

James H. Turner, Ellen Vaughan and Colin McCormick

High-Performance Buildings pp. 235-239

Henry L. Green

Minergie: The Swiss Sustainable Building Standard pp. 241-244

Franz Beyeler, Nick Beglinger and Ursina Roder

The Economic Case for Climate Protection pp. 245-287

L. Hunter Lovins

Taking Covered Wagons East: A New Innovation Theory for Energy and Other Established Technology Sectors pp. 289-300

William B. Bonvillian and Charles Weiss

The Post-Copenhagen Roadmap Towards Sustainability: Differentiated Geographic Approaches, Integrated Over Goals pp. 301-321

Felix Creutzig and Daniel M. Kammen

Volume 4, issue 3, 2009

Water Security: Why It Matters and What to Do about It pp. 3-28

John Briscoe

"Water, Water Everywhere..." Innovations to Improve Global Availability of Clean Water and Sanitation pp. 29-41

Allerd Stikker and Dorota Juchniewicz

Technologies for Human Dignity: The Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement (Innovations Case Narrative: Sulabh International) pp. 43-57

Bindeshwar Pathak

An NGO in Search of a Business Model (Innovations Case Discussion: Sulabh International) pp. 59-64

Tanvi Nagpal

It Takes a Faucet: Realizing Village Development Through Water and Sanitation Initiatives (Innovations Case Narrative: Gram Vikas) pp. 65-81

Joe Madiath

Basic Infrastructure for Sustainable Development (Innovations Case Discussion: Gram Vikas) pp. 83-87

Zoë Wilson

Contending with a Development Disaster: SONO Filters Remove Arsenic from Well Water in Bangladesh (Innovations Case Discussion: SONO Filters) pp. 89-102

Abul Hussam

Help from Above: Considering Rainwater Harvesting as An Alternative to Filtration (Innovations Case Discussion: SONO Filters) pp. 103-106

Martin Hartigan

The Need for Safe Water as a Market Opportunity pp. 107-117

Allen Hammond, James Koch and Francisco Noguera

Sustainable Water Use: Can Certification Show the Way? pp. 119-139

Brian Richter

Volume 4, issue 2, 2009

The Upside of the Downturn: How Sustainable Banking Can Deliver a Better Future pp. 3-6

Peter Blom

Collective Leadership and Overlapping Vital Interests: The Unrealized Power of Megacommunities pp. 7-11

Reginald Van Lee, Mark J. Gerencser, Chris Kelly and Robin Portman

Changing the Landscape of Power (Innovations Case Narrative: Amazon Conservation Team) pp. 13-25

Mark J. Plotkin

A Conservation Ethic in Practice: Preserving Cultural and Biodiversity by Bridging the Generational Knowledge Base (Innovations Case Discussion: Amazon Conservation Team) pp. 27-30

Norka Ruiz Bravo

Kiva at Four (Innovations Case Narrative: Kiva) pp. 31-49

Matt Flannery

Building on Kiva's Success: Can Kiva Lenders Influence U.S. Foreign Aid Policy? (Innovations Case Discussion: Kiva) pp. 51-55

Sam Daley-Harris

The Economics of Branchless Banking pp. 57-75

Ignacio Mas

Designing Mobile Money Services Lessons from M-PESA pp. 77-91

Ignacio Mas and Olga Morawczynski

Best Responders: Post-Katrina Innovation and Improvisation by Wal-Mart and the U.S. Coast Guard pp. 93-99

Steven Horwitz

Identifying Disruptive Innovation: Innovation Theory and the Defense Industry pp. 101-117

Peter Dombrowski and Eugene Gholz

Creative Discovery: Reconsidering the Relationship Between Entrepreneurship and Innovation pp. 119-137

Dane Stangler

Insure to Assure: A New Paradigm for Nuclear Nonproliferation and International Security pp. 139-155

Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Debra K. Decker

Volume 4, issue 1, 2009

Prerequisite to Prosperity: Why Africa's Future Depends on Better Governance pp. 3-8

Mohamed (Mo) Ibrahim

Harnessing the Mobile Revolution pp. 9-23

Thomas Kalil

Phone vs. Laptop: Which Is a More Effective Tool for Development? pp. 25-31

Iqbal Quadir and Nicholas Negroponte

Connecting a Nation: Roshan Brings Communications Services to Afghanistan pp. 33-50

Karim Khoja

From Operations to Applications: Advancing Innovation in Mobile Services (Innovations Case Discussion: Roshan) pp. 51-56

Al Hammond and Loretta Michaels

CellBazaar: A Market in Your Pocket pp. 57-69

Kamal Quadir and Naeem Mohaiemen

Can CellBazaar Survive without an Urban Market-and Fulfill Its Development Potential? (Innovations Case Discussion: CellBazaar) pp. 71-73

Kim Wilson

Mobilizing Money through Enabling Regulation pp. 75-90

David Porteous

Blurring Livelihoods and Lives: The Social Uses of Mobile Phones and Socioeconomic Development pp. 91-101

Jonathan Donner

The Case for mHealth in Developing Countries pp. 103-118

Patricia N. Mechael

A Doctor in Your Pocket: Health Hotlines in Developing Countries pp. 119-153

Gautam Ivatury, Jesse Moore and Alison Bloch

Large Companies, ICTs, and Economic Opportunity pp. 155-169

William J. Kramer, Beth Jenkins and Rob Katz