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Emerging Technologies - Socio-Behavioral Life Cycle Approaches
by Nora Savage (National Science Foundation, USA), Michael Gorman (University of Virginia, USA), Anita Street (United States Department of Energy, USA)
Hardback 327 pages 2013-03-31 Print ISBN: 9789814411004 eBook ISBN: 9789814411011 DOI: 10.4032/9789814411011 List price : $149.95
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Fact or fiction? This book is a great introduction to social behavior and the science aspects of technology-orientated people like me. The first two chapters present plausible fictional role-playing scenarios of the decisions the public could encounter when nanotechnology comes into their homes. The other chapters provide in-depth novel approaches on how to look at future impacts of nanotechnology that will impact a variety of stakeholders
Prof. Paul Westerhoff - Arizona State University, USA
The last century has witnessed the evolution of technologies from vacuum tubes to semiconductors to nanomaterials. Unlike previous technologies, the spiral on innovations in nanotechnology has demonstrated unique applications that were previously impossible to attain by other means. Yet, there is growing concern about environmental impacts of nanomaterials, and thus the subject of life cycle analysis of nanomaterials and products employing nanomaterials is extremely engaging. The book by Gorman, Savage, and Street is very timely as it deals with topics as indispensable as water, mining, human health, to name just a few. The various contributions in this edited volume provide a well-balanced view and critical life cycle analysis of nanomaterials, which is useful for technologists, policy makers, and concerned citizens.
Prof. Ashok Vaseashta - VTT/AVC, U.S. Department of State, Washington DC, USA
Traditional life cycle analysis (LCA) methodologies are concerned largely with public health and environmental impacts from material, product, process, or activity aspects. The underlying premise of this book is that a more effective approach towards life cycle considerations for emerging materials and technologies should include a wider range of perspectives and disciplines. The authors suggest that a need exists for a more holistic approach that incorporates societal and behavioral dimensions. The effectiveness, as well as the acceptance or adoption, of a technology depends on prevalent context, materials, supply chain, governance structures, and societal norms or cultural behaviors.
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![]() | Front Matter Download PDF | Free | ||
![]() | 1 | Chapter 1: Using Nanotechnology to Filter Water: A Hypothetical Case Study Michael E. Gorman, Nora F. Savage, and Anita Street | $25.00 | |
![]() | 11 | Chapter 2: Nanotechnology for Human Health Michael E. Gorman, Nora F. Savage, and Anita Street | $25.00 | |
![]() | 17 | Chapter 3: Assessing Emerging Technology Systems: Why LCA Fails Braden R. Allenby | $25.00 | |
![]() | 41 | Chapter 4: Technology Mandates and Socio-Behavioral Life Cycle Assessment Gary E. Marchant | $25.00 | |
![]() | 77 | Chapter 5: Issues in Life Cycle Risk Assessment: The Way Ahead Gurumurthy Ramachandran | $25.00 | |
![]() | 117 | Chapter 6: Organizational Capability Life Cycles for Responsible Innovation Paul Ellwood, Krsto Pandza, and Erik Fisher | $25.00 | |
![]() | 139 | Chapter 7: Socialis Commodis and Life Cycle Analysis: A Critical Examination of Uncertainty David M. Berube | $25.00 | |
![]() | 165 | Chapter 8: Who Let the “Social Scientists” into the Lab? Eleonore Pauwels | $25.00 | |
![]() | 199 | Chapter 9: What Are the Factors Affecting Anthropogenic Phosphorous Loss? A Case Study of Chaohu Watershed in Central China Zengwei Yuan, Huijun Wu, and Jun Bi | $25.00 | |
![]() | 217 | Chapter 10: Life Cycle Assessment and the U.S. Policy-Making Context Steven A. Cohen | $25.00 | |
![]() | 251 | Chapter 11: Unexpected Appropriations of Technology and Life Cycle Analysis: Reframing Cradle-to-Grave Approaches Christopher Cummings, Jordan Frith, and David Berube | $25.00 | |
![]() | 273 | Chapter 12: Surface-Friendly Urban Mining Eric Lee Sander, Charles William Edghill, and Gary Roy Sander | $25.00 | |
![]() | Index Download PDF | Free |
General interest.