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Governing Technology for Sustainability

By Joseph Murphy

Book information

Publisher
Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Year
2007
ISBN
1844073459, 9781844073450, 9781429462303
Open Library ID
OL22762559M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2368785 bytes)
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
241\241
Topic
Business
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

In a world of growing complexity and dwindling resources, how we control and regulate technology and its impacts is an increasingly pressing issue of concern at the highest levels. This book examines the relationship between sustainability, technology and governance and is the first to link innovation and technology studies research with governance research, applying them to the problem of sustainability. Included are contributions from internationally known environmental social scientists, with each chapter a report on new research.Drawing on examples such as wave and tidal power, community waste recycling and eco-housing, the book provides new and important insights into the governance of technology for sustainability. The editor provides a detailed introduction and conclusion in which he discusses existing research directions and identifies the contribution that the book makes to furthering the study of the technology-society interface and the governance of the technology itself.

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