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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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Main Authors: Dorf, Richard C
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: 2001.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Sustainable world series
Subjects:
Technological innovations > Social aspects
Sustainable development
De veloppement durable
Conservation des ressources naturelles
Technologie > Aspect social
Technologie de protection de l'environnement
Produits e cologiques
Agriculture durable
Architecture durable
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects
Electronic books
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

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