Technology, humans, and society : toward a sustainable world /
A number of factors, from soaring fuel prices to genetically modified agricultural products, have greatly refocused worldwide attention on the interrelationship between technology and society and the necessity for sustainable engineering and business practices. Technology, Humans, and Society focuse...
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Academic Press,
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Publisher Address: | San Diego : |
Publication Dates: | 2001. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Sustainable world series
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780122210907 |
Summary: |
A number of factors, from soaring fuel prices to genetically modified agricultural products, have greatly refocused worldwide attention on the interrelationship between technology and society and the necessity for sustainable engineering and business practices. Technology, Humans, and Society focuses on building a model for business and engineering that will lead to a sustainable world. The challenge for engineering is to develop new technologies that enable economic growth and do not deplete irreplaceable resources and destroy ecological systems. No longer solely the domain of environmental |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 500 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780080518657 0080518656 9780122210907 0122210905 |
Index Number: | T173 |
CLC: | F061.3 |
Contents: | 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 |