Technology, humans and society:toward a sustainable world
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Published: |
Academic Press,
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Publisher Address: | San Diego |
Publication Dates: | c2001. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Sustainable world series |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 500 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: | 0122210905 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | F061 |
CLC: |
F061.3 F113 F403.6 F062.4 |
Call Number: | F061.3/D695 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Sustainability, economics, and the environment -- Business -- Science, technology, and progress -- Sustainable and appropriate technologies -- Business and technology methods -- Engineering design and innovation -- Business and the corporation -- Financial and cost issues in sustainable business and government -- Energy, environment, economy, and society -- Coal -- Petroleum and natural gas -- Electric energy -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy -- Wind and solar energy -- Biomass, geothermal energy, and energy storage -- Natural resources and waste systems -- Agriculture, biotechnology, and |