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Technology and Global Change
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Technology and Global Change
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Arnulf Grubler
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:464 | Dimensions(mm): Height 247,Width 188 |
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Category/Genre | Impact of science and technology on society History of engineering and technology |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521543323
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Classifications | Dewey:303.483 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
33 Tables, unspecified; 3 Halftones, unspecified; 110 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
16 October 2003 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Technology and Global Change describes how technology has shaped society and the environment over the last 200 years. Technology has led us from the farm to the factory to the internet, and its impacts are now global. Technology has eliminated many problems, but has added many others (ranging from urban smog to the ozone hole to global warming). This book is the first to give a comprehensive description of the causes and impacts of technological change and how they relate to global environmental change. Written for specialists and nonspecialists alike, it will be useful for researchers and professors, as a textbook for graduate students, for people engaged in long-term policy planning in industry (strategic planning departments) and government (R & D and technology ministries, environment ministries), for environmental activists (NGOs), and for the wider public interested in history, technology, or environmental issues.
Reviews' ... [This book] contains some useful information in the assessment of the relationship between technology development and environment'. Environment International 'While the topic is complex, and the density of the material daunting, I found the book easy and pleasant to read'. Robert A. Frosch, Energy
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