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Techno-fix : why technology won't save us or the environment / Michael Huesemann and Joyce Huesemann.
- Title
- Techno-fix : why technology won't save us or the environment / Michael Huesemann and Joyce Huesemann.
- Author
- Huesemann, Michael
- Publication
- Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | T14.5 .H835 2011 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Huesemann, Joyce
- Description
- xxviii, 435 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- A powerful and insightful critique of modern techno-optimism.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-381) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780865717046 (pbk.)
- 9781550924947 (e-ISBN)
- LCCN
- ^^2010674022
- OCLC
- 709681580
- SCSB-12733421
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library