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Technology, humans and society = toward a sustainable world /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Technology, humans and society/ Richard C. Dorf.
Reminder of title:	toward a sustainable world /
Author:	Dorf, Richard C.
Published:	San Diego :Academic Press, : c2001.,
Description:	xvii, 500 p. :ill. ; : 26 cm.;
Series:	Sustainable world series
Subject:	Architecture durable. -
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Online resource:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Online resource:	http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/els051/00111080.html
Online resource:	http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els031/00111080.html
ISBN:	9780122210907

Technology, humans and society = toward a sustainable world /
Dorf, Richard C.

Technology, humans and societytoward a sustainable world /[electronic resource] :Richard C. Dorf. - San Diego :Academic Press,c2001. - xvii, 500 p. :ill. ;26 cm. - Sustainable world series.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainability, economics, and the environment -- Business -- Science, technology, and progress -- Sustainable and appropriate technologies -- Business and technology methods -- Engineering design and innovation -- Business and the corporation -- Financial and cost issues in sustainable business and government -- Energy, environment, economy, and society -- Coal -- Petroleum and natural gas -- Electric energy -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy -- Wind and solar energy -- Biomass, geothermal energy, and energy storage -- Natural resources and waste systems -- Agriculture, biotechnology, and resources -- Materials and manufacturing -- Transportation systems -- Electric and hybrid vehicles -- Fuel cells and the hydrogen economy -- Corporate performance indicators -- Social entrepreneurship and investing -- Buildings, the Internet, and the future of a sustainable world.

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.

Electronic reproduction.
Amsterdam :
Elsevier Science & Technology,
2007.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9780122210907

Source: 88915:88915Elsevier Science & Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

655608
Architecture durable.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: T173.8 / .D67 2001eb

Dewey Class. No.: 303.48/3

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