Technology and Global Change

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Technology and Global Change
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Arnulf Grubler
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:464
Dimensions(mm): Height 247,Width 188
Category/GenreImpact of science and technology on society
History of engineering and technology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521543323
ClassificationsDewey:303.483
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 33 Tables, unspecified; 3 Halftones, unspecified; 110 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 October 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

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