Technology and Environment - Softcover

JH Ausubel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 030904426X ISBN 13: 9780309044264

Publisher: The National Academies Press, 1991

Synopsis

'Technology and Environment' is one of a series of publications designed to bring national attention to issues of the greatest importance in engineering and technology during the 25th year of the National Academy of Engineering. A "paradox of technology" is that it can be both the source of environmental damage and our best hope for repairing such damage today and avoiding it in the future. "Technology and Environment" addresses this paradox and the blind spot it creates in our understanding of environmental crises. The book considers the proximate causes of environmental damage - machines, factories, cities, and so on - in a larger societal context, from which the will to devise and implement solutions must arise. It helps explain the depth and difficulty of such issues as global warming and hazardous wastes but also demonstrates the potential of technological innovation to have a constructive impact on the planet. With a range of data and examples, the authors cover such topics as the "industrial metabolism" of production and consumption, the environmental consequences of the information era, and design of environmentally compatible technologies.

About this title

About the Author

Jesse H. Ausubel and Hedy E. Sladovich, Editors; National Academy of Engineering

Edition details

• Publisher: The National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030904426X
• ISBN 13: 9780309044264
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232