Abstract
The paper addresses the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones, for humanitarian action. By analyzing the deployment and functions acquired by such technologies at the global level, the paper critically discusses and scrutinizes the increasingly frequent narratives linking drones as vehicles for humanitarian action and thus seeks to contribute and offer some inputs to this nascent and important
debate.
debate.
Translated title of the contribution | Drones as vehicles for humanitarian action: perspectives, opportunities and challenges |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 45-60 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Conjuntura Austral |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 33-34 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- DRONE
- humanitarianism
- TECHNOLOGIES