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1 online resource (vi, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Materials and energy -- pt. 2. Urban technologies -- pt. 3. Transport technologies -- pt. 4. Water technologies -- pt. 5. Conclusions. |
| Summary |
Designers of technology have a major responsibility in the current age. Their designs can have tremendous effects on society, in both the short and the long term. In fact, sustainable development itself has all the characteristics of a design project, albeit a vast one. But a failed product design here will be not just be unsuccessful in the market it will have far-reaching consequences. It is our common responsibility to make the project successful. Technology has played an important role in creating the problems that we now face; but it will also play an important role in solving them. But this does not mean the technological fix will be easy. How do we allocate resources and attention when there are myriad issues under the umbrella of sustainable development currently in competition with one another? How do we arrive at precise specifications for the sustainable technologies that are to be developed and, furthermore, reach consensus on these specifications? What if our sustainable technological solutions aggravate other problems or create new ones? And, because sustainable development is all about the long-term consequences of our actions, how do we assess the effects of modifying existing landscapes, infrastructures and patterns of life? How could we be sure in advance that the changes that new technologies bring will make our society more sustainable?These dilemmas and paradoxes are the subject of this provocative book. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sustainable design.
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Sustainable design. |
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Sustainable engineering.
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Sustainable engineering. |
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Technological innovations -- Environmental aspects.
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Technological innovations -- Environmental aspects. |
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Mulder, Karel, 1956-
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Ferrer, Didac.
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Lente, Harro van, 1962-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: What is sustainable technology? Sheffield : Greenleaf Publishing, ©2011 1906093504 (OCoLC)708327197 |
| ISBN |
9781907643415 (electronic book) |
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1907643419 (electronic book) |
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1906093504 |
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9781906093501 |
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