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Sustainable Technology Development
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Author : Paul Weaver
language : en
Publisher: Greenleaf Publishing (UK)
Release Date : 2000-04-01
Sustainable Technology Development written by Paul Weaver and has been published by Greenleaf Publishing (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-01 with Business & Economics categories.
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 even faster in the future to keep up with population growth and a world increasingly divided by inequality. How should we react to these trends? Certainly, many use growth figures to forecast disaster. But there is an alternative vision: one of a sustainable future, in which growth is seen not as a threat, but as the driving force behind innovation. This is the scenario worked out in the Netherlands by Sustainable Technology Development (STD), a five-year programme of research and "learning-by-doing" based on setting up new innovation networks and working with new methods to search for sustainable technological solutions. In order to make sustainability tangible, STD made a leap in time. What human needs will have to be satisfied fifty years from now? Taking a sustainable future vision as a starting point, STD demonstrated what steps we should take today for new technologies and systems to be in place in time. These results are now available for the first time in a comprehensive, specifically written English-language book, together with a description of the unique working method of STD and the results and key lessons from a set of the programme's illustrative case studies. This book serves as a manual for industry, governments and social leaders wanting to prepare themselves for a sustainable future. Sustainable Technology Development sets out the programme's underpinning philosophy and describes its approach, methods and findings. Delivering sustainability means finding ways to meet human needs using a fraction of the natural resources we use today. The world's richer nations would be wise to target at least ten-fold improvements by 2050 in the productivity with which conventional natural resources and environmental services are used. And they need to bring new, sustainable resources on-stream to augment the resource base and replace the use of unsustainable alternatives. Sustainable Technology Development marks a significant contribution to our understanding of innovation processes and how these might be influenced in favour of sustainable technology development. In principle, technology could play a pivotal role in sustainable development. Whether it does or not depends on whether innovators can be encouraged to make this an explicit goal, adopt long-term time-horizons and search for renewable technologies. Given the long lead-times involved, there is no time to waste in beginning the search. The STD programme has begun to make inroads into one of the most urgent of all needs concerning sustainable development: that for innovation in the innovation process itself.
Sustainable Technology Development
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Author : Paul Weaver
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2000
Sustainable Technology Development written by Paul Weaver and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.
Sustainable Technology Development describes the Dutch national research programme of the same name, which has sought ways to influence innovation processes and outcomes in favour of accelerating the development of sustainable technologies and maximising the contribution that technology can make toward sustainable development.
What Is Sustainable Technology
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Author : Karel Mulder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
What Is Sustainable Technology written by Karel Mulder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with BUSINESS & ECONOMICS categories.
"Designers of technology have a major responsibility in the current age. Their designs can have tremendous effects on society, in both the short and the long term. In fact, sustainable development itself has all the characteristics of a design project, albeit a vast one. But a failed product design here will be not just be unsuccessful in the market - it will have far-reaching consequences. It is our common responsibility to make the project successful. Technology has played an important role in creating the problems that we now face; but it will also play an important role in solving them. But this does not mean the technological fix will be easy. How do we allocate resources and attention when there are myriad issues under the umbrella of "sustainable development" currently in competition with one another? How do we arrive at precise specifications for the sustainable technologies that are to be developed and, furthermore, reach consensus on these specifications? What if our sustainable technological solutions aggravate other problems or create new ones? And, because sustainable development is all about the long-term consequences of our actions, how do we assess the effects of modifying existing landscapes, infrastructures and patterns of life?How could we be sure in advance that the changes that new technologies bring will make our society more sustainable? These dilemmas and paradoxes are the subject of this provocative book. Sometimes the claim that a technology is sustainable is made in order to make the technology acceptable in the political process, as in the case of nuclear energy production, where the claims of "sustainability" refer to the absence of CO2 emissions. In the case of biofuels, claims of sustainability have led to a "fuel or food" debate, showing that sustainability has counteracting articulations. And the well-known rebound effect is observed when increased resource efficiency can create a stimulus for consumption. What is Sustainable Technology? illustrates that the sustainability impact of a technology is often much more complicated and ambivalent than one might expect. Making improvements to existing designs is not the technological challenge that will lead to real solutions. We mustn't look to change a part of a machine, but rather the machine as a whole - or even the whole system in which it functions. It is these system innovations that have the potential to make a genuine contribution to sustainable development. What is Sustainable Technology? will help all those involved in designing more sustainable technologies in determining their strategies. It does so by presenting case studies of different technologies in contrasting contexts. Each case asks:1. What articulations of sustainability played a role in the design process?2. What sustainability effects did this technology lead to?3. Who was affected, where, and when?4. Could the designer have foreseen these consequences?5. How did the designer anticipate them?6. How was societal interaction dealt with during the design process?Finally, the authors reflect on future options for the sustainable technology designer. They argue that an important first step is an awareness of the multitude of sustainable development challenges that play a role in production, use, recycling and end-of-life disposal. What is Sustainable Technology? will be essential reading for product designers, engineers, material scientists and others involved in the development of sustainable technologies, as well as a wide academic audience interested in the complexities of the sustainable design process."--Provided by publisher.
What Is Sustainable Technology
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Author : Karel Mulder
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011
What Is Sustainable Technology written by Karel Mulder and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Clean energy categories.
Technology has played an significant role in creating sustainability problems that we now face; but it will also play an important role in resolving them. But this does not mean the technological fix will be easy. This book illustrates that the sustainability impact of a technology is often much more complicated and ambivalent than one might expect.
Inherently Sustainable Technology Development
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Author : Arjun B. Chhetri
language : en
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Release Date : 2008
Inherently Sustainable Technology Development written by Arjun B. Chhetri and has been published by Nova Science Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Environmental engineering categories.
Following an introduction that dwells on the philosophical and religious roots of sustainability, including lengthy discussion of passages from the Quran, this volume presents practical methods for achieving sustainable alternatives to current energy-using technologies. Chapters are included on fuel, water, waste water management, agriculture, food preservation, and personal care products, among other topics. Many B&w photos are included. The authors' affiliations are not noted; both cite numerous talks and publications, in journals that include Energy sources, EEC innovation, and Petroleum reservoirs.
Zero Waste Engineering
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Author : M. M. Khan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Zero Waste Engineering written by M. M. Khan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Electronic books categories.
This book outlines how to achieve zero waste engineering, following natural pathways that are truly sustainable. Using methods that have been developed in various areas for sustainability purposes, such as new mathematical models, recyclable material selection, and renewable energy, the authors probe the principles of zero waste engineering and how it can be applied to construction, energy production, and many other areas of engineering.
Designing Sustainable Technologies Products And Policies
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Author : Enrico Benetto
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-07-03
Designing Sustainable Technologies Products And Policies written by Enrico Benetto and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-03 with Science categories.
This open access book provides insight into the implementation of Life Cycle approaches along the entire business value chain, supporting environmental, social and economic sustainability related to the development of industrial technologies, products, services and policies; and the development and management of smart agricultural systems, smart mobility systems, urban infrastructures and energy for the built environment. The book is based on papers presented at the 8th International Life Cycle Management Conference that took place from September 3-6, 2017 in Luxembourg, and which was organized by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and the University of Luxembourg in the framework of the LCM Conference Series.
The Sustainable Technology Development Programme And The Policy Dialogue With Developing Countries A Discussion
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Author : J. Hans M. Opdam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Sustainable Technology Development Programme And The Policy Dialogue With Developing Countries A Discussion written by J. Hans M. Opdam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.
Second Order Sustainability
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Author : Alexander J. Field
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Second Order Sustainability written by Alexander J. Field and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Nature Science And Sustainable Technology
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2008
Nature Science And Sustainable Technology written by and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
Nature thrives on diversity and flexibility, gaining strength from heterogeneity, whereas the quest for homogeneity seems to motivate much of modern engineering. Nature is non-linear and inherently promotes multiplicity of solutions. This new book presents new and original research on true sustainability and technology development.