wyszukanych pozycji: 6
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Reconstructing Earth: Technology and Environment in the Age of Humans
ISBN: 9781597260152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Earth's biological, chemical, and physical systems are increasingly shaped by the activities of one species-ours. In our decisions about everything from manufacturing technologies to restaurant menus, the health of the planet has become a product of human choice. Environmentalism, however, has largely failed to adapt to this new reality.
Reconstructing Earth offers seven essays that explore ways of developing a new, more sophisticated approach to the environment that replaces the fantasy of recovering pristine landscapes with a more grounded viewpoint that can foster a better... The Earth's biological, chemical, and physical systems are increasingly shaped by the activities of one species-ours. In our decisions about everythin...
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145,82 |
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Theory and Practice of Sustainable Engineering, The
ISBN: 9780132127998 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Theory and Practice of Sustainable Engineering is appropriate to use in sustainable engineering classes for both majors and non-majors. This textbook was designed as the basis for a course in itself, but it can be used to provide modules in existing courses, or as a supplementary text in sustainable engineering, green engineering, industrial ecology, sustainability law and policy, and environmental courses. Although this is a book about sustainable engineers, it is meant for a broader audience. This is not just an engineering text for engineering students, but also an engineering text for...
The Theory and Practice of Sustainable Engineering is appropriate to use in sustainable engineering classes for both majors and non-majors. This textb...
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1271,90 |
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The Rightful Place of Science: Future Conflict & Emerging Technologies
ISBN: 9780692774397 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The newest book in The Rightful Place of Science series from Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Future Conflict & Emerging Technologies explores the cutting edge of conflict and warfighting. The rapidly evolving environment for conflict combines destabilizing geopolitical factors with fast-moving technologies in ways that make familiar institutions and behaviors questionable, if not obsolete.
The newest book in The Rightful Place of Science series from Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Future Conflict & E...
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40,65 |
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Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering
ISBN: 9780136008064 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. KEY BENEFIT The first book of its kind devoted completely to industrial ecology/green engineering, this introduction uses industrial ecology principles and cases to ground the discussion of sustainable engineering and offers practical and reasonable approaches to design decisions. KEY TOPICS Technology and Sustainability; Industrial Ecology(IE) and Sustainable Engineering (SE) Concepts; Relevance of Biological Ecology to Technology; Metabolic Analysis; Technological Change and Evolving Risk; Social Dimensions of Industrial Ecology; Concept of Sustainability;...
KEY BENEFIT The first book of its kind devoted completely to industrial ecology/green engineering, this introduction uses industrial ...
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1380,38 |
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The Applied Ethics of Emerging Military and Security Technologies
ISBN: 9781472430038 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 530 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The essays in this volume illustrate the difficult real world ethical questions and issues arising from accelerating technological change in the military and security domains, and place those challenges in the context of rapidly shifting geopolitical and strategic frameworks. Specific technologies such as autonomous robotic systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, cybersecurity and cyberconflict, and biotechnology are highlighted, but the essays are chosen so that the broader implications of fundamental systemic change are identified and addressed. Additionally, an important consideration with many...
The essays in this volume illustrate the difficult real world ethical questions and issues arising from accelerating technological change in the milit...
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1360,59 |
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Innovative Governance Models for Emerging Technologies
ISBN: 9781782545637 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Emerging technologies create challenges for traditional regulatory approaches. The contributors to this book - leading scholars in law, innovation, and technology - address the need for new governance methods and models. The unique characteristics of emerging technologies - their diverse applications, the myriad concerns raised by new technologies, the need for public engagement, and the issue of effective coordination between governance players - create the need for new governance approaches. The authors identify innovative new methods of governance, taking into account an...
Emerging technologies create challenges for traditional regulatory approaches. The contributors to this book - leading scholars in law, innovation, ...
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604,13 |