The Dark Side of Innovation

ISBN-13: 9781032194189 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 116 str.

Alex Coad; Paul Nightingale; Jack Stilgoe

Opis

This book is a reaction to popular assumptions that innovation is always a force for good. While the popular press takes the view that "the more innovation, the better", the chapters in this edited volume reflect on the harmful effects of innovation on society and the environment.

Spis treści

1. The dark side of innovation  2. The noxious consequences of innovation: what do we know?  3. The dark side of the sun: solar e-waste and environmental upgrading in the off-grid solar PV value chain  4. The dark side of the industrialisation of accountancy: innovation, commoditization, colonization and competitiveness  5. The grey zones of technological innovation: negative unintended consequences as a counterbalance to novelty  6. Exposing three dark sides of social innovation through critical perspectives on resilience