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Author Gross, Matthias, 1969-

Title Ignorance and surprise : science, society, and ecological design / Matthias Gross.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Inside technology
Inside technology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. I. Concepts -- pt. II. Practice -- pt. III. Outlook.
Summary In this work, Matthias Gross examines the relationship between ignorance and surprise, proposing a conceptual framework for handling the unexpected and offering case studies of ecological design that demonstrate the advantages of allowing for surprises and including ignorance in the design and negotiation processes.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Restoration ecology -- Social aspects.
Restoration ecology.
Social aspects.
Human ecology.
Human ecology.
Science -- Social aspects.
Science -- Social aspects.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Gross, Matthias, 1969- Ignorance and surprise. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010 9780262013482 (DLC) 2009037131 (OCoLC)438053572
ISBN 9780262265911 (electronic book)
0262265915 (electronic book)
1282638211
9781282638211
9780262013482 (hc ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 3318769