Technologies
A section of Challenges (ISSN 2078-1547).
Section Information
This section of Challenges explores the diverse role of technology in advancing planetary health, sustainability, and human flourishing. Covering a wide array of sectors, it examines both the opportunities and risks associated with technological innovation and application. While technology has the potential to drive transformative solutions, this section also invites consideration of its limitations and the need for complementary social, cultural, and ecological approaches to address the complex challenges of the Anthropocene.
Key topics include improving existing technologies, developing novel innovations, and exploring creative applications that integrate material and biological approaches to sustainability. Examples include biomimicry, microbiome-inspired green infrastructure, and systems that harmonize with natural processes to promote resilience and health. The section highlights technologies that enhance planetary health and human well-being, as well as their potential risks—such as environmental degradation, resource overuse, or unintended societal consequences.
Additionally, this section invites discussions on the systemic integration of technology into sustainable frameworks, emphasizing the importance of balancing innovation with ecological stewardship and ethical considerations. We welcome research, viewpoints, case studies, and other articles on how technology can contribute to global flourishing, mitigate planetary challenges, and address critical issues, while also fostering awareness of its limitations and potential threats.
Keywords
- technologies in any sector that support or advance environmental sustainability, ecological stewardship, and planetary health
- innovation for advancement of society and human flourishing
- novel applications of existing technologies
- sustainable innovation, adaptive technologies
- green infrastructure, biomimicry, nature-inspired technologies, and microbiome inspired green intrastructure (MIGI)
- advances in resource efficiency
- limitations of technology, environmental impact
- technological risks, threats, unintended consequences
- ethical considerations of technologies
- new models, sustainable frameworks,
- collaborative solutions, systemic integration
