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Sustainable technology development /

In the time it takes to read this sentence, about fifteen people will be added to the world's population. Read the sentence again, and there will be thirty. Tomorrow, each of these people will be demanding greater prosperity. Production and consumption are increasing fast but will have to grow...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Weaver, Paul
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England : Greenleaf Pub., 2000.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Front cover
  • Title page
  • About the STD Programme
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Part 1
  • 1. Capacity-building for sustainable technology development and innovation
  • 2. The scale of the sustainability challenge
  • 3. Technology and technological change
  • 4. The STD programme design and approach
  • Part 2
  • 5. The STD process exemplified: the case of nutrition
  • 6. Constructive Technology Assessment: the case of novel protein foods
  • 7. LCA as a steering tool: the case of the municipal water system
  • 8. Gaining â€?virtual hindsightâ€? by backcasting: the case of service products9. Redirecting R & D resources: the case of chemicals and industrial materials
  • 10. Elaborating and evaluating opportunities: the case of organic materials
  • 11. Strategic niche management: the case of the mobile hydrogen fuel cell
  • Part 3
  • 12. Concluding remarks
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Back cover