ISBN:
9780080518657
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (519 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Sustainable World Ser
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Dorf, Richard C., 1933 - 2020 Technology, humans, and society
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
Environmental economics
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Environmental economics
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Electronic books
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Technik
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Umwelt
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Gesellschaft
;
Auswirkung
Abstract:
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 environmentalists and ecologists, "sustainable" or "green" business practices and engineering designs are becoming a central part of the planning of many of the world's most influential companies, such as Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, Dow, and Agilent. Companies are overwhelmingly not only finding that sustainable business and engineering practices are good for environment, but also improve the image of the company and quite frequently the "bottom-line." Dorf's 1975 publication, Technology and Society (ISBN: 0878350470), sold over 70,000 copies. The completely new Technology, Humans, and Society is created to meet the swelling demand for unified practices of both business people and technologists in the creation of a "greener" sustainable world. * Readable discussion of key issues of sustainable engineering and business design and practice * Covers how to plan and implement a business practice that leads to an environmental, social and economic balance that results in profitable growth.
Abstract:
Front Cover -- Technology, Humans, and Society: Toward a Sustainable World -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Author -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Sustainability, Economics, and the Environment -- 1.1 Sustainability -- 1.2 Environmental Impacts -- 1.3 Population -- 1.4 Sustaining the Environment -- 1.5 Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect -- 1.6 Economics -- 1.7 Envisioning and Implementation of a Sustainable Society -- 1.8 Dynamic Aspects of Sustainability -- 1.9 Two Cultures-Or Three Filters? -- Chapter 2. Business -- 2.1 Business Firms in the New Millennium -- 2.2 Corporate Environmentalism -- 2.3 The Three Factors of Quality of Life -- 2.4 Its Easier to Say Green Than Be Green -- 2.5 Natural Capitalism -- 2.6 Green and Competitive -- 2.7 How Much Environmental Damage Is Too Much? -- 2.8 Profit -- 2.9 Managing the Business Interest -- Chapter 3. Science, Technology, and Progress -- 3.1 Science and Technology -- 3.2 Technology -- 3.3 Technological Systems and Innovation -- 3.4 Thomas A. Edison: Innovator, Businessman, and Engineer -- 3.5 Social Goals -- 3.6 The Benefits of Technology -- 3.7 Technology and Social Progress -- 3.8 Positive and Negative Outcomes of Technology -- 3.9 Technology and Developing Nations -- 3.10 Limits to Technological Solutions -- 3.11 Pear Nature, Not Technology -- Chapter 4. Sustainable and Appropriate Technologies -- 4.1 Sustainability and Technology -- 4.2 Sustainability versus Unsustainability -- 4.3 Selecting an Appropriate Technology -- 4.4 Appropriate Technology -- Chapter 5. Business and Technology Methods -- 5.1 Sustainable Business Practices -- 5.2 Eco-Efficiency -- 5.3 Achieving Eco-Efficiency through Design for the Environment -- 5.4 Design for Environment -- 5.5 Designing Green Products -- 5.6 Green Products -- 5.7 Green Manufacturing -- 5.8 Green Marketing.
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