Pearce publications in sustainable development and open source appropriate technology

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Jamil, U., L.Alrayes, E.Fordjour, R.Thomas, and J. M.Pearce. 2026. “Agrivoltaic Lettuce Production Under Future Climates: A Sustainable Strategy for Optimizing Food and Energy Yields.” Sustainable Development 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.71221. Academia OA, SSRN preprint
Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Should Agrivoltaics Ever Be Decommissioned? How Agrivoltaics Bolster Farm Climate Adaptation Even When Unpowered. Sustainability 2025, 17, 9544. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17219544 OA
Uzair Jamil, Joshua M. Pearce, Experimental impacts of transparency on strawberry agrivoltaics using thin film photovoltaic modules under low light conditions, Solar Energy, 290, 2025, 113375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113375. academia OA, [1][2]
Fini, A.T.; Brooks, C.K.; Romani, A.; Straatman, A.G.; Pearce, J.M. Parametric Design of Easy-Connect Pipe Fitting Components Using Open-Source CAD and Fabrication Using 3D Printing. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 2025, 9, 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9020065 academia open access, preprint
García Martínez, J. B., Behr, J., Pearce, J., & Denkenberger, D. (2025). Resilient foods for preventing global famine: a review of food supply interventions for global catastrophic food shocks including nuclear winter and infrastructure collapse. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2024.2431207 OA Academia, preprint
Adam Gasch, Rafael Lara, Joshua M. Pearce, Financial analysis of agrivoltaic sheep: Breeding and auction lamb business models, Applied Energy, 381, 2025, 125057, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.125057. Academia, preprint
Liu, D.; Basdeo, A.; Gonzalez, C.S.; Romani, A.; Boudaoud, H.; Nouvel, C.; Cruz Sanchez, F.A.; Pearce, J.M. Low-Cost Open-Source Melt Flow Index System for Distributed Recycling and Additive Manufacturing. Materials 2024, 17, 5966. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17235966 Academia.edu, Preprint
Chin, A.W.H.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Open-Source Software for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Tiling for Novelty Architecture. Designs 2024, 8, 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8060118 OA, preprint
Lee, J.; Antonini, G.; Al-Omari, A.; Muller, C.; Mathew, J.; Bell, K.; Pearce, J.M.; Santoro, D. Electrochemical Methods for Nutrient Removal in Wastewater: A Review of Advanced Electrode Materials, Processes, and Applications. Sustainability 2024, 16, 9764. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16229764 academia open access
Kavitha Velusamy, Ragavendran Venkatesan, Suresh Sagadevan, Umadevi Mahalingam, Annaraj Jamespandi, Smagul Karazhanov,Joshua Pearce and Jeyanthinath Mayandi. Evaluation of water quality and heavy metal contamination in Cauvery River: Tamil Nadu region India. Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. 239(7), 1053-1067, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-20240740 academia open access
Eric Pilles, Richard I. Nicklin and Joshua M. Pearce. How we can mine asteroids for space food. International Journal of Astrobiology 23 , 2024 , e16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550424000119 Academia OA
Qian, J.-Y.; Pearce, J.M. Open-Source Indoor Horizontal Grow Structure Designs. Designs 2024, 8, 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8050095 Academia.edu, preprint
Nima Asgari, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Julia Groza, Shafquat Rana, Joshua M. Pearce. Greenhouse applications of solar photovoltaic driven heat pumps in northern environments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 207, 2025, 114920, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114920. academia OA
Giorgio Antonini, Joshua M. Pearce, Franco Berruti, Domenico Santoro; A novel camera-based sensor for real-time wastewater quality monitoring. Water Practice and Technology 2024; wpt2024211. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2024.211 academia open access
Burghardt, K.; Craven, T.; Sardar, N.A.; Pearce, J.M. Towards Sustainable Protein Sources: The Thermal and Rheological Properties of Alternative Proteins. Foods 2024, 13, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13030448 Academia OA preprint
B. Ugwoke, S.P. Corgnati, P. Leone, J.M. Pearce, Adapting the European typology approach for building stock energy assessment (TABULA) concept for the developing world: The Nigerian case study, Energy Strategy Reviews, 51, 2024, 101293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2023.101293.Academia open access
Meyer T.K., Tieman R.J., Breuer S.W., Denkenberger D., Pearce J.M.(2023). Toxic analysis of leaf protein concentrate regarding common agricultural residues. Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control. 10: 123-134 https://doi.org/10.18502/jfqhc.10.3.13643 (OA: https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/JFQHC/article/view/13643) Academia OA
J.S. Botero-Valencia, C. Barrantes-Toro, D. Marquez-Viloria, Joshua M. Pearce, Low-cost air, noise, and light pollution measuring station with wireless communication and tinyML, HardwareX,16, 2023, e00477, ISSN 2468-0672, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00477. Academia OA
Woods, M.C.; Kulkarni, A.; Pearce, J.M. The Potential of Replacing Concrete with Sand and Recycled Polycarbonate Composites: Compressive Strength Testing. Journal of Composites Science. 2023, 7, 249. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7060249 Academia OA, preprint
Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Maximizing Biomass with Agrivoltaics: Potential and Policy in Saskatchewan Canada. Biomass 2023, 3, 188-216. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomass3020012 academia OA
Ugwoke, B.; Tieman, R.; Mill, A.; Denkenberger, D.; Pearce, J.M. Quantifying Alternative Food Potential of Agricultural Residue in Rural Communities of Sub-Saharan Africa. Biomass 2023, 3, 138-162. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomass3020010 , OA
Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Energy Policy for Agrivoltaics in Alberta Canada. Energies 2023, 16(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010053 academia OA, preprint
Alexis S. Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, and Joshua M. Pearce , "Advancing agrivoltaics within the U.S. legal framework: A multidimensional assessment of barriers & opportunities", AIP Conference Proceedings 2635, 050002 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0103386. academia
Julieta Arancio, Mayra Morales Tirado, Joshua Pearce. Equitable Research Capacity Towards the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case for Open Science Hardware. Journal of Science Policy & Governance (2022) 21,2. https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG210202 academia OA
Meyer, T.K., Pearce, J.M. How Easy is it to Feed Everyone? Economic Alternatives to Eliminate Human Nutrition Deficits. Food Ethics 8, 3 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41055-022-00113-3 Academia OA
Pascaris, A.S., Schelly, C., Rouleau, M., Pearce, J.M. Do agrivoltaics improve public support for solar? A survey on perceptions, preferences, and priorities. Green Technology, Resilience, and Sustainability 2, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44173-022-00007-x academia, preprint
Joshua M. Pearce, Open source decarbonization for a sustainable world, Science Talks 2022, 100083, In Press, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100083 academia OA
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Tsala-Mbala, C.; Hayibo, K.S.; Meyer, T.K.; Couao-Zotti, N.; Cairns, P.; Pearce, J.M. Technical and Economic Viability of Distributed Recycling of Low-Density Polyethylene Water Sachets into Waste Composite Pavement Blocks. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 289. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6100289 Academia OA, preprint
Aliaksei Petsiuk, Bharath Lavu, Rachel Dick, and Joshua M. Pearce. Waste Plastic Direct Extrusion Hangprinter, Inventions 7, no. 3: 70, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions7030070 Academia OA.
Pearce, J.M. Leveraging Intellectual Property to Prevent Nuclear War. Safety 2022, 8, 55. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8030055 Academia OA
García Martínez, J.B., Pearce, J.M., Throup, J., Cates, J., Lackner, M. and Denkenberger, D.C., Methane Single Cell Protein: potential to secure global protein supply against catastrophic food shocks. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, p.1125. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.906704/abstract Academia OA, OSF Preprint
Adesanya, A.A.; Sommerfeldt, N.; Pearce, J.M. Achieving 100% Renewable and Self-Sufficient Electricity in Impoverished, Rural, Northern Climates: Case Studies from Upper Michigan, USA. Electricity 2022, 3, 264-296. https://doi.org/10.3390/electricity3030016 Academia OA
Jacob Franz, Stephen Morse, Joshua M. Pearce, Low-cost pole and wire photovoltaic racking, Energy for Sustainable Development, 68,2022,501-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2022.05.007 academia open access
Vandewetering, N.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Impacts of Location on Designs and Economics of DIY Low-Cost Fixed-Tilt Open Source Wood Solar Photovoltaic Racking. Designs 2022, 6, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs6030041 academia open access
Madeleine R. Hollman & Joshua M. Pearce (2022) Investing to kill: return on investment of tobacco companies compared to high-mortality and neutral industries, Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 7:1, 7-12, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23779497.2022.2038035 OA open access
Pearce, J.M. Agrivoltaics in Ontario Canada: Promise and Policy. Sustainability 2022, 14, 3037. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053037 academia, preprint
Koami Soulemane Hayibo and Joshua M. Pearce. Foam-based floatovoltaics: A potential solution to disappearing terminal natural lakes. Renewable Energy (2022). 188, 859-872, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.085 open access
Denkenberger, D., Sandberg, A., Tieman, R.J. and Pearce, J.M., Long term cost-effectiveness of resilient foods for global catastrophes compared to artificial general intelligence safety. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 73, 2022, 102798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102798 Academia OA, OSF Preprint
Pham A, García Martínez JB, Brynych V, Stormbjorne R, Pearce JM, Denkenberger DC. Nutrition in Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenarios: Envisioning Feasible Balanced Diets on Resilient Foods. Nutrients. 2022; 14(3):492. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14030492 Academia OA
Throup, J., Martínez, J.B.G., Bals, B., Cates, J., Pearce, J.M. and Denkenberger, D.C., 2021. Rapid repurposing of pulp and paper mills, biorefineries, and breweries for lignocellulosic sugar production in global food catastrophes. Food and Bioproducts Processing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2021.10.012
Pearce JM. Parametric Open Source Cold-Frame Agrivoltaic Systems. Inventions. 2021; 6(4):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions6040071 OA, academia
Denkenberger, D., Sandberg, A., Tieman, R.J. and Pearce, J.M., Long-term cost-effectiveness of interventions for loss of electricity/industry compared to artificial general intelligence safety. Eur J Futures Res 9, 11 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-021-00178-z OA Academia OA
Fist, T., Adesanya, A. A., Denkenberger, D., & Pearce, J. M. (2021). Global distribution of forest classes and leaf biomass for use as alternative foods to minimize malnutrition. World Food Policy, 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1002/wfp2.12030, Academia OA
Theresa K. Meyer, Alexis Pascaris, David Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce. U.S. Potential of Sustainable Backyard Distributed Animal and Plant Protein Production During and After Pandemics. Sustainability 2021, 13(9), 5067; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095067 open access Preprint
B.Ugwoke, S.Sulemanu, S.P.Corgnati, P.Leone, J.M.Pearce. Demonstration of the integrated rural energy planning framework for sustainable energy development in low-income countries: Case studies of rural communities in Nigeria. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 144, (2021), 110983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110983 open access
Alexis S. Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, Laurie Burnham, Joshua M.Pearce. Integrating solar energy with agriculture: Industry perspectives on the market, community, and socio-political dimensions of agrivoltaics Energy Research & Social Science 75, (2021), 102023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102023 open access
Joshua M. Pearce. Detecting Covert Legal Killing to Stop A New Approach to Terrorist Intention. Suffolk Transnational Law Review 43, 2020, pp. 291-309. open access
William Lytle, Theresa K. Meyer, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Laurie Burnham, Julie Engel, Chelsea Schelly, Joshua M. Pearce.Conceptual Design and Rationale for a New Agrivoltaics Concept: Pasture-Raised Rabbits and Solar Farming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 282 (2021) 124476 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124476 open access
Hayibo, K.S.; Mayville, P.; Kailey, R.K.; Pearce, J.M. Water Conservation Potential of Self-Funded Foam-Based Flexible Surface-Mounted Floatovoltaics. Energies 2020, 13, 6285. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236285 open access
Pascaris, A.S.; Schelly, C.; Pearce, J.M. A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10121885 open access
Juan B. García Martínez, Joseph Egbejimba, James Throup. Silvio Matassa, Joshua M. Pearce, David C. Denkenberger. Potential of microbial protein from hydrogen for preventing mass starvation in catastrophic scenarios Sustainable Production and Consumption 25, (2021) 234-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.08.011 open access
Theresa K. Meyer, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Matthew J. Reich, Joshua M. Pearce. Potential of distributed recycling from hybrid manufacturing of 3-D printing and injection molding of stamp sand and acrylonitrile styrene acrylate waste composite.Sustainable Materials and Technologies 2020, e00169 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00169 open access
Arthur Alexandre, Fabio A. Cruz Sanchez, Hakim Boudaoud, Mauricio Camargo, and Joshua M. Pearce.Mechanical Properties of Direct Waste Printing of Polylactic Acid with Universal Pellets Extruder: Comparison to Fused Filament Fabrication on Open-Source Desktop Three-Dimensional Printers. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing.2020 (in press) http://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2019.0195 open access
Samantha C. Dertinger, Nicole Gallup, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Marzio Grasso, Samireh Vahid,Peter J.S.Foot, Joshua M. Pearce. Technical pathways for distributed recycling of polymer composites for distributed manufacturing: Windshield wiper blades. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 157, 2020, 104810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104810 open access
Kyle A. Alvarado, Aron Mill, Joshua M. Pearce, Alexander Vocaet, David Denkenberger. Scaling of Greenhouse Crop Production in Low Sunlight Environments. Science of the Total Environment 707, 2020, 136012 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136012 open access
Joshua M. Pearce. Limiting liability with positioning to minimize negative health effects of cellular phone towers Environmental Research 181, 2020, 108845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108845 open access
Arvind Ravindran, Sean Scsavnicki, Walker Nelson, Peter Gorecki, Jacob Franz, Shane Oberloier, Theresa K. Meyer, Andrew R. Barnard and Joshua M. Pearce. Open Source Waste Plastic Granulator. Technologies 2019, 7(4), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies7040074 open access
Salil S. Sule, Aliaksei L. Petsiuk and Joshua M. Pearce. Open Source Completely 3-D Printable Centrifuge. Instruments 2019, 3(2), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3020030 open access
Joshua M. Pearce, Maryam Khaksari, and David Denkenberger. Preliminary Automated Determination of Edibility of Alternative Foods: Non-Targeted Screening for Toxins in Red Maple Leaf Concentrate. Plants 2019, 8(5), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8050110 open access
David C. Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce, Ray A. Taylor, Ryan A. Black, Food without sun: Price and life-saving potential. Foresight 21(1), pp.118-129 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-04-2018-0041 open access
David C. Denkenberger and Joshua M. Pearce, Micronutrient Availability in Alternative Foods During Agricultural Catastrophes. Agriculture 2018, 8(11), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8110169 open access
Svetlana Obydenkova, Nicholas C. Anzalone, Joshua M. Pearce, (2018) "Prospects of applying 3-D printing to economics of remote communities: Reindeer herder case", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 12 Issue: 4, pp.488-509, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-08-2016-0029 open access
Joshua M. Pearce and David C. Denkenberger. A National Pragmatic Safety Limit for Nuclear Weapon Quantities. Safety 2018, 4(2), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/safety4020025 open access
David C. Denkenberger and and Joshua M. Pearce. Design Optimization of Polymer Heat Exchanger for Automated Household-Scale Solar Water Pasteurizer. Designs 2018, 2(2), 11; doi:10.3390/designs2020011 open access

Joshua M. Pearce.: Do-it-yourself guides to better food production. Introduction, How to make a 3-D printed corn sheller. In Take Climate Change Preparation Into Your Own Hands Engineering for Change ebook chapter (eds. Rob Goodier) (2019) https://www.engineeringforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Chapter-4.pdf

Joshua M. Pearce. Chapter 21 - Open-source 3D printing. in Managing Humanitarian Innovation: The cutting edge of aid, Editors: Eric James and Abigail Taylor, 2018, Practical Action Publishing. eISBN: 978-178044-953-1 | ISBN: 978-185339-953-4 doi:https://doi.org/10.3362/9781780449531.021
Yuenyong Nilsiam, Paul Sanders, and Joshua M. Pearce. Applications of Open Source GMAW-Based Metal 3-D Printing. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 2018, 2(1), 18; doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp2010018 open access
Benjamin L. Savonen, Tobias J. Mahan, Maxwell W. Curtis, Jared W. Schreier, John K. Gershenson and Joshua M. Pearce. Development of a Resilient 3-D Printer for Humanitarian Crisis Response. Technologies 2018, 6(1), 30; doi:10.3390/technologies6010030 open access
David C. Denkenberger & Joshua M. Pearce. Cost-effectiveness of interventions for alternate food in the United States to address agricultural catastrophes. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 27 (2018), pp. 278-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.10.014 open access
Prannay R. Malu, Utkarsh S. Sharma, Joshua M. Pearce. Agrivoltaic potential on grape farms in India. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 23, pp. 104-110, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2017.08.004 open access
Shan Zhong, Pratiksha Rakhe and Joshua M. Pearce. Energy Payback Time of a Solar Photovoltaic Powered Waste Plastic Recyclebot System. Recycling 2017, 2(2), 10; doi: 10.3390/recycling2020010 open access
Tanikella, N.G., Savonen, B., Gershenson, J., Pearce, J.M. (2017). Viability of Distributed Manufacturing of Bicycle Components with 3-D Printing: CEN Standardized Polylactic Acid Pedal Testing. Journal of Humanitarian Engineering 5(1), 8-17. open access
Michaels, R.E. and Pearce, J.M. (2017). 3-D printing open-source click-MUAC bands for identification of malnutrition. Public Health Nutrition, pp.1–4. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980017000726 open access
Jephias Gwamuri, Jill Poliskey and Joshua Pearce, 2017. Open Source 3-D Printers: An Appropriate Technology for Developing Communities. 7th International Conference on Appropriate Technology (7th ICAT): Sustainable Technologies to Empower Communities – Bridging Theory and Practice, At Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Volume: 7th. open access
David C. Denkenberger, D. Dorothea Cole, Mohamed Abdelkhaliq, Michael Griswold, Allen B. Hundley, Joshua M. Pearce. Feeding Everyone if the Sun is Obscured and Industry is Disabled. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 21, (2017), 284–290. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.12.018 open access
B.T. Wittbrodt & J.M. Pearce. 3-D printing solar photovoltaic racking in developing world. Energy for Sustainable Development 36, pp. 1-5 (2017). DOI:10.1016/j.esd.2016.08.001 open access
Denkenberger, D.C. & Pearce, J.M. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions for Alternate Food to Address Agricultural Catastrophes Globally. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 7 (3), 205-215 (2016). doi:10.1007/s13753-016-0097-2 open access
Deborah Cole, Mohamed Abdelkhaliq, Michael Griswold, David Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce. Feeding Everyone if Industry is Disabled. International Disaster and Risk Conferences (IDRC) Conference Proceedings 2016, Davos, Switzerland. pp. 141-146 (2016). open access
Mohamed Abdelkhaliq, Michael Griswold, Deborah Cole, David Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce, Providing Non-food Needs if Industry is Disabled. International Disaster and Risk Conferences (IDRC) Conference Proceedings 2016, Davos, Switzerland. pp. 23-27 (2016). open access
Michael Griswold, Mohamed Abdelkhaliq, Deborah Cole, David Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce, A. Ray Taylor Vitamins in Agricultural Catastrophes.International Disaster and Risk Conferences (IDRC) Conference Proceedings 2016, Davos, Switzerland. pp. 252-256 (2016). open access
A. L. Ray Taylor, David Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce. Integrative Risk Management for abrupt catastrophes destroying 10%-20% of global food supply. International Disaster and Risk Conferences (IDRC) Conference Proceedings 2016, Davos, Switzerland. open access
Seth D. Baum, David C. Denkenberger, Joshua M. Pearce. Alternative Foods as a Solution to Global Food Supply Catastrophes, Solutions 7(4): 31-35 (2016). open access
Jephias Gwamuri, Dhiogo Franco, Khalid Y. Khan, Lucia Gauchia and Joshua M. Pearce. High-Efficiency Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Sustainable Development. Machines 2016, 4(1), 3; doi: 10.3390/machines4010003 open access
Baum, S.D., Denkenberger, D.C., A Pearce, J.M., Robock, A., Winkler, R. Resilience to global food supply catastrophes. Environment, Systems and Decisions 35(2), pp 301-313 (2015). open access DOI: 10.1007/s10669-015-9549-2
Pearce, J.M.(2015). Applications of Open Source 3-D Printing on Small Farms. Organic Farming 1(1), 19-35. DOI:10.12924/of2015.01010019 open access
J.M. Pearce and D. Denkenberger, "Aligning Executive Incentives with Global Public Health Goals" Progress in Health Sciences 5(2), 16-23 (2015). open access
Emily J. Hunt, Chenlong Zhang, Nick Anzalone, Joshua M. Pearce, Polymer recycling codes for distributed manufacturing with 3-D printers, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 97, pp. 24-30 (2015). DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.02.004 open access

	David Denkenberger and Joshua Pearce, Feeding Everyone No Matter What: Managing Food Security After Global Catastrophe , 1^st Edition, Academic Press, San Diego (2015).

Denkenberger, D. C., & Pearce, J. M. (2014). Feeding Everyone: Solving the Food Crisis in Event of Global Catastrophes that Kill Crops or Obscure the Sun. Futures. (in press) [open access soon]
J. Gwamuri, B. T. Wittbrodt, N. C. Anzalone, J.M. Pearce. "Reversing the Trend of Large Scale and Centralization in Manufacturing: The Case of Distributed Manufacturing of Customizable 3-D-Printable Self-Adjustable Glasses", Challenges in Sustainability 2(1), pp. 30-40 (2014). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12924/cis2014.02010030 open access
Debbie L. King, Adegboyega Babasola, Joseph Rozario, and Joshua M. Pearce, "Mobile Open-Source Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Distributed Manufacturing in Off-Grid Communities," Challenges in Sustainability 2(1), 18-27 (2014). open access
Feeley, S. R., Wijnen, B., & Pearce, J. M. (2014). Evaluation of Potential Fair Trade Standards for an Ethical 3-D Printing Filament. Journal of Sustainable Development, 7(5), 1-12. DOI: 10.5539/jsd.v7n5p1 open access
Brittney Dawney, Cheng Cheng, Richelle Winkler, Joshua M. Pearce. Evaluating the geographic viability of the solar water disinfection (SODIS) method by decreasing turbidity with NaCl: A case study of South Sudan. Applied Clay Science 99:194–200 (2014). open access DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.06.032
I. Zelenika and J.M.Pearce "Innovation Through Collaboration: Scaling up Technological Solutions for Sustainable Development", Environment, Development and Sustainability (in press). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-014-9528-7
Joshua M. Pearce, "Technology whose time has come" Physics World 27(1), pp.33-37, 2014. open access

	Joshua M. Pearce, "Free and Open Source Appropriate Technology" in Martin Parker, George Cheney, Valerie Fournier and Chris Land (Eds.) Routledge Companion to Alternative Organisation, pp. 308-328, 2014.

Christian Baechler, Matthew DeVuono, and Joshua M. Pearce, "Distributed Recycling of Waste Polymer into RepRap Feedstock" Rapid Prototyping Journal 19(2), pp. 118-125 (2013). open access
Nicole C. McDonald & Joshua M. Pearce, Community Voices: Perspectives on Renewable Energy in Nunavut, Arctic 66(1), pp. 94-104 (2013). open access
I. Zelenika and J. M. Pearce, "The Internet and other ICTs as Tools and Catalysts for Sustainable Development: Innovation for 21st Century", Information Development 29(3) pp. 217 - 232 (2013).
Nicole C. McDonald & Joshua M. Pearce, "Renewable Energy Policies and Programs in Nunavut: Perspectives from the Federal and Territorial Governments", Arctic 65(4), pp.465-475 (2012). open access
J. M. Pearce, S. Albritton, G. Grant, G. Steed, and I. Zelenika, "A new model for enabling innovation in appropriate technology for sustainable development", Sustainability: Science, Practice & Policy 8(2), pp. 42-53, 2012.
B. Dawney and J.M. Pearce "Optimizing Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) Method by Decreasing Turbidity with NaCl", The Journal of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development 2(2) pp. 87-94 (2012). open access
Joshua M. Pearce, "The Case for Open Source Appropriate Technology", Environment, Development and Sustainability, 14, pp. 425-431 (2012). open access
Joshua M. Pearce, "What Hackers Can Teach Academics: Open Source Research in Applied Sustainability", Proceedings of the 9th Ball State University Greening of the Campus Conference, 18-21 March, 2012.

	Usman Mushtaq and Joshua M. Pearce "Open Source Appropriate Nanotechnology " Chapter 9 in editors Donald Maclurcan and Natalia Radywyl, Nanotechnology and Global Sustainability, CRC Press, pp. 191-213, 2012.

	Joshua M. Pearce in Gupta, V. (Ed). The Future We Deserve: 100 Visions of the Future, Pediapress. Book:The Future We Deserve\|Open access "Open Source Appropriate Technology", p. 29. "Solar Photovoltaic Energy Replication", p. 50.

I. Zelenika and J.M. Pearce, "Barriers to Appropriate Technology Growth in Sustainable Development", Journal of Sustainable Development 4(6), 12-22 (2011). open access
Fatima Hashmi and Joshua M. Pearce, "Viability of Small-Scale Arsenic-Contaminated Water Purification Technologies for Sustainable Development in Pakistan", Sustainable Development, 19(4), pp. 223-234, 2011. open access
Ivana Zelenika-Zovko and Joshua M. Pearce, "Examining Social Barriers to Open Source Appropriate Technology and Innovation through Collaboration with Information and Communication Technology", 17th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference pp.507-508, 2011. open access

	Ha T. Nguyen and Joshua M. Pearce, "Community-scale Wind-powered Desalination for Selected Coastal Mekong Provinces in Vietnam" in M.A. Stewart and P.A. Coclanis (eds.), Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta Advances in Global Change Research 2011, Volume 45, Part 4, 371-398, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011.

N.C. McDonald and J.M. Pearce "Overcoming Barriers for Reduction in Diesel Dependency with Renewable Energy Technologies in Nunavut", Arctic Net 2010, Abstract. pp. 142-143 (2010).
J. M Pearce, C. Morris Blair, K. J. Laciak, R. Andrews, A. Nosrat and I. Zelenika-Zovko, "3-D Printing of Open Source Appropriate Technologies for Self-Directed Sustainable Development", Journal of Sustainable Development 3(4), pp. 17-29 (2010). open access
H. T. Nguyen and J.M. Pearce, "Renewable Powered Desalination in Coastal Mekong Delta", Proceedings of the 4th ASME Conference on Energy Sustainability, Paper no. ES2010-90224, pp. 935-946 (2010).
A. J. Buitenhuis, I. Zelenika and J. M. Pearce, "Open Design-Based Strategies to Enhance Appropriate Technology Development", Proceedings of the 14th Annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Conference: Open, March 25-27th 2010, pp. 1-12. open access
Dirk V. P. McLaughlin, Nicole C. McDonald, Ha T. Nguyen and J. M. Pearce, "Leveraging Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's First Nations Communities", Journal of Sustainable Development 3(3), pp. 3-13, 2010. open access
Joshua M. Pearce and Usman Mushtaq, "Overcoming Technical Constraints for Obtaining Sustainable Development with Open Source Appropriate Technology", Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH), 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference, pp. 814-820, 26-27 Sept. 2009. open access
Joshua M. Pearce, "Appropedia as a Tool for Service Learning in Sustainable Development", Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 3(1), pp.47-55, 2009. open access
Joshua M. Pearce, Lonny Grafman, Thomas Colledge, and Ryan Legg, "Leveraging Information Technology, Social Entrepreneurship and Global Collaboration for Just Sustainable Development" Proceedings of the 12th;Annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Conference, pp. 201- 210, 2008. open access
Joshua M. Pearce and David C. Denkenberger, "Numerical Simulation of the Direct Application of Compound Parabolic Concentrators to a Single Effect Basin Solar Still", Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference of Solar Cooking and Food Processing, p. 118, 2006. open access
David C. Denkenberger and Joshua M. Pearce, "Compound Parabolic Concentrators for Solar Water Heat Pasteurization: Numerical Simulation", Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference of Solar Cooking and Food Processing, p. 108, 2006. open access

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