SP.721 D-Lab: Development, Dialogue and Delivery, Fall 2004

Smith, Amy J.; Kornbluth, Kurt

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Smith, Amy J.; Kornbluth, Kurt

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D-Lab: Development, Dialogue and Delivery

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Abstract

D-Lab is a year-long series of courses and field trips. The fall class provides a basic background in international development and appropriate technology through guest speakers, case studies and hands-on exercises. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in an IAP field trip to Haiti, India, Brazil, Honduras, Zambia, Samoa, or Lesotho and continue their work in a spring term design class. As part of the fall class, students will partner with community organizations in these countries and develop plans for the IAP site visit. In addition, students will learn about the culture, language, economics, politics and history of their host country.

Date issued

2004-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74616

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

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SP.721-Fall2004

local: SP.721

local: IMSCP-MD5-07029c31df96326a6da54cf63d516855

Keywords

development project, appropriate technology, sustainable development, intermediate technology, stakeholder analysis, Haiti, India, Brazil, Honduras, Zambia, Samoa, Lesotho, developing country, international development, third world, cooking, latrine, grain mill, solar energy, energy, charcoal, wheelchair, poverty, water, water quality, safe water, water treatment, health, sanitation

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