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This is the first book to comprehensibly describe how technology has shaped society and the environment over the last 200 years. It will be useful for researchers, as a textbook for graduate students, for people engaged in long-term policy planning in industry and government, for environmental activists, and for the wider public interested in history, technology, or environmental issues.

Trade Review
' … [This book] contains some useful information in the assessment of the relationship between technology development and environment'. Environment International
'While the topic is complex, and the density of the material daunting, I found the book easy and pleasant to read'. Robert A. Frosch, Energy

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. What is Technology?: 2. Technology: concepts and definitions; 3. Technology: models; 4. Technology: history; Part II. Technology and the Environment: Natural and Human: 5. Agriculture; 6. Industry; 7. Services; Part III. The Balance of Evidence: 8. Conclusion. 9. Postscript: from data muddles to models; Appendix; References; Index.

Technology and Global Change

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 10/16/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521543323
      978-0521543323
      ISBN-10 0521543320
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      Impact of science and technology on society History of engineering and technology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first book to comprehensibly describe how technology has shaped society and the environment over the last 200 years. It will be useful for researchers, as a textbook for graduate students, for people engaged in long-term policy planning in industry and government, for environmental activists, and for the wider public interested in history, technology, or environmental issues.

      Trade Review
      ' … [This book] contains some useful information in the assessment of the relationship between technology development and environment'. Environment International
      'While the topic is complex, and the density of the material daunting, I found the book easy and pleasant to read'. Robert A. Frosch, Energy

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. What is Technology?: 2. Technology: concepts and definitions; 3. Technology: models; 4. Technology: history; Part II. Technology and the Environment: Natural and Human: 5. Agriculture; 6. Industry; 7. Services; Part III. The Balance of Evidence: 8. Conclusion. 9. Postscript: from data muddles to models; Appendix; References; Index.

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