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Technology and Sustainability [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kroeze.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable development.
- Technology--Environmental aspects.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Local Subjects:
- Sustainable development.
- Technology--Environmental aspects.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (116 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Techne Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For this collection of essays, a number of leading environmentalists have been invited to present their vision, each in their own field of expertise. Sustainability and Technology invites the reader to critically think about these issues, and consider the implications that sustainability has on society, environment, and technology and its developments.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; 1/ Does the Population Issue still have a Valid Place on the Environmental Agenda?; 2/ The Political Economy of Sustainable Development in a Globalising Context; 3/ On Technologies for Sustainable Societal Change; 4/ On Sustainability and Capitalism; 5/ Combatting Climate ChangeThe Role of Government, Industry and NGOs; 6/ Biochar: Environmental Benefits and Costs; 7/ Technological Risk, Precautionary Reasoning and 'Sustainable Safety'; 8/ Risk Assessment of Environmental Chemicals; 9/ Biogeochemical Nitrogen Cycles and Food Production
- 10/ The Growth of Renewable Electricity Production -Exploring the LimitsList of Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 90-8594-036-2
- OCLC:
- 759599820
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