The Labyrinth of Technology - A Preventive Technology and Economic Strategy as a Way Out

Exposing the limitations of conventional approaches to the engineering and regulation of technology, Vanderburg suggests that the solution lies in a preventive strategy that situates technological growth in its human, societal, and biospheric contexts.

Info autore

Willem H. Vanderburg has taught preventive engineering, sociology, and environmental studies at the Centre for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto.

Riassunto

Exposing the limitations of conventional approaches to the engineering and regulation of technology, Vanderburg suggests that the solution lies in a preventive strategy that situates technological growth in its human, societal, and biospheric contexts.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Willem Vanderburg, Willem H. Vanderburg
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2000
• EAN: 9780802044310
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-4431-0
• Pagine: 277
• Dimensioni: 162 mm x 235 mm x 40 mm
• Peso: 860 g
• Serie: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Sociologia del lavoro, dell'economia e dell'industria