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Prometheus reimagined : technology, environment, and law in the twenty-first century / Albert C. Lin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lin, Albert C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Technology--Environmental aspects.
- Technology and state.
- Technology and law.
- Technological innovations--Law and legislation.
- Technological innovations.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (pages cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2013]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Technologies such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and geoengineering promise to address many of our most serious problems, yet they also bring environmental and health-related risks and uncertainties. Moreover, they can come to dominate global production systems and markets with very little public input or awareness. Existing governance institutions and processes do not adequately address the risks of new technologies, nor do they give much consideration to the concerns of persons affected by them. Instead of treating technology, health, and the environment as discrete issues, Albert C. Lin argues that laws must acknowledge their fundamental relationship, anticipating both future technological developments and their potential adverse effects. Laws should encourage international cooperation and the development of common global standards, while allowing for flexibility and reassessment. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Existing law and new technologies
- Biotechnology : emerging technology past and present
- Nanotechnology : emerging technology present
- Geoengineering : a technological solution to climate change?
- Synthetic biology : the new biotechnology
- Human enhancement and general reflections on managing emerging technologies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472118830
- 0472118838
- 9780472029242
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.3252454
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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