Techno-fix : why technology won't save us or the environment / Michael Huesemann and Joyce Huesemann.
By: Huesemann, Michael
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Contributor(s): Huesemann, Joyce.
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TextPublisher: Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2011Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-381) and index.Description: xxviii, 435 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780865717046; 9781550924947 (e-ISBN).Subject(s): Technology -- Social aspects | Technology -- Moral and ethical aspects | Technology -- Environmental aspectsDDC classification: 303.48/3 Online resources: Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 303.483 H871 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003746278 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-381) and index.
Technology and its limitations. The inherent unavoidability and unpredictability of unintended consequences -- When things bite back : some unintended consequences of modern technology -- Technology, exploitation and fairness -- In search of solutions I : counter-technologies and social fixes -- In search of solutions II : efficiency improvements -- Sustainability or collapse? -- The uncritical acceptance of technology. Technological optimism and belief in progress -- The positive biases of technology assessments and cost-benefit analyses -- Happiness -- The uncritical acceptance of new technologies -- Profit motive : the main driver of technological development -- The next scientific and technological revolution. The need for a different worldview -- The design of environmentally sustainable and socially appropriate technologies -- Critical science and social responsibility.
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