Technology for social inclusion: The case of electricity access in the Brazilian Amazon

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Technology for social inclusion: The case of electricity access in the Brazilian Amazon

This paper explores the Social Technology concept and analyses how it can support the current Brazilian rural electrification initiative. It addresses the question: ‘can Social Technology principles serve to identify concrete tasks to overcome the challenges of universal access in the Amazon? If so,...

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Main Authors:	Gómez, M.F., Sanches-Pereira, Alessandro, Silveira, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems 2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88539

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