Flash Forward: A Series of Futuristic Vignettes
Language: English
Published by Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2016
- Softcover
- New
Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, hessen, GermanyBiblios
AbeBooks seller since September 10, 2024
Condition: New
£ 52.02
Quantity: 3 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
pp. 200.
Seller Inventory # 18374572324
- Title
- Flash Forward: A Series of Futuristic Vignettes
- Author
- Savage, Nora; Street, Anita
- Publisher
- Jenny Stanford Publishing
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 981466944X
- ISBN 13
- 9789814669443
This book contains fascinating vignettes depicting future societies and the implications which increasing technological change has on society and the environment. The topics discussed include nanotechnology, medicine, computational science, biotechnology, synthetic biology, and cognitive technology, among others in science. In addition, social norms, attitudes, and policy are also featured. The upshot of this combination is an entertaining, educational, and thought-provoking volume.
The glimpses into future societies subsequent to the introduction and incorporation of various emerging technologies depict scenarios of how we view ourselves, how we view others, how we are viewed by others, how our surroundings are viewed, how our leaders and political structures are viewed, what our social and behavioral norms are, what our temperament/mood is, and so forth. The introduction features a focused discourse on current trends of the impacts of emerging technologies and the conclusion highlights where society should go from here.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Nora Savage obtained her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1992 from Prairie View A&M University, Texas. She received two master’s degrees (in environmental engineering and environmental science) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1995 and a doctorate in environmental science from the same institution in 2000. Nora has worked for the U.S. federal government for over 15 years. In this capacity she has served the environmental nanotechnology research community through her contributions to strategic research direction. She has authored and coauthored numerous articles on nanotechnology and emerging technologies in leading journals, including the Journal of Nanoparticle Research and Toxicological Sciences. She served as lead editor for the books Emerging Technologies: Socio-Behavioral Life Cycle Approaches and Nanotechnology for Water Applications (now in its second edition) and has contributed chapters to several other books, including The Oxford Handbook of Nanoscience and Technology, vol. 3.
Anita Street is an environmental scientist by training. She began her federal career with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where she spent 18 years working on a variety of issues, including risk assessment, voluntary compliance programs, sustainability, and environmental justice. She spent the latter part of her tenure at EPA (10 years) managing two environmental futures projects devoted to the study of human health and environmental implications of emerging and disruptive technologies. Ms. Street has coedited and coauthored several books and articles on the topics of scenario planning, nanotechnology, converging technologies, and phosphorus depletion. She holds a BS in biological sciences from the University of California at Davis and an MPH in environmental science from Columbia University. She is a native of California and lives in Washington, DC.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Biblios
frankfurt am main, hessen, Germany
AbeBooks seller since September 10, 2024
Shipping rates from Germany to U.S.A.
| Item | 25 to 45 business days | 8 to 14 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 8.54 | £ 16.04 |
Payment methods
Store description
We carry a wide selection of books from South Asia, United States, UK.
Specialty
new books imported from india, uk, usaSeller's business information
Readingos GmbH
Kaiserstraße 47
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 60329
Terms of sale
We ship from Frankfurt
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Biblios, frankfurt am main, Germany, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.