| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 500 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Sustainable world series
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Sustainable world series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sustainability, economics, and the environment -- Business -- Science, technology, and progress -- Sustainable and appropriate technologies -- Business and technology methods -- Engineering design and innovation -- Business and the corporation -- Financial and cost issues in sustainable business and government -- Energy, environment, economy, and society -- Coal -- Petroleum and natural gas -- Electric energy -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy -- Wind and solar energy -- Biomass, geothermal energy, and energy storage -- Natural resources and waste systems -- Agriculture, biotechnology, and resources -- Materials and manufacturing -- Transportation systems -- Electric and hybrid vehicles -- Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy -- Corporate performance indicators -- Social entrepreneurship and investing -- Buildings, the Internet, and the future of a sustainable world. |
| Summary |
A number of factors, from soaring fuel prices to genetically modified agricultural products, have greatly refocused worldwide attention on the interrelationship between technology and society and the necessity for sustainable engineering and business practices. Technology, Humans, and Society focuses on building a model for business and engineering that will lead to a sustainable world. The challenge for engineering is to develop new technologies that enable economic growth and do not deplete irreplaceable resources and destroy ecological systems. No longer solely the domain of environmentalis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects. |
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Sustainable development.
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Sustainable development. |
| Indexed Term |
Electronic books |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dorf, Richard C. Technology, humans, and society. San Diego : Academic Press, ©2001 0122210905 9780122210907 (DLC) 00111080 (OCoLC)46487548 |
| ISBN |
9780080518657 (electronic book) |
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0080518656 (electronic book) |
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9780122210907 |
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0122210905 (Trade Cloth) |
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