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000448644 1001_ $$aHuesemann, Michael.
000448644 24510 $$aTechno-fix$$h[electronic resource] :$$bwhy technology won't save us or the environment /$$cMichael Huesemann and Joyce Huesemann.
000448644 260__ $$aGabriola, B.C. :$$bNew Society Publishers,$$c2011.
000448644 300__ $$a1 online resource (xxviii, 435 p.)
000448644 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000448644 5050_ $$aTechnology and its limitations.  The inherent unavoidability and unpredictability of unintended consequences -- When things bite back : some unintended consequences of modern technology -- Technology, exploitation and fairness -- In search of solutions I : counter-technologies and social fixes -- In search of solutions II : efficiency improvements -- Sustainability or collapse? -- The uncritical acceptance of technology.  Technological optimism and belief in progress -- The positive biases of technology assessments and cost-benefit analyses -- Happiness -- The uncritical acceptance of new technologies -- Profit motive : the main driver of technological development -- The next scientific and technological revolution.  The need for a different worldview -- The design of environmentally sustainable and socially appropriate technologies -- Critical science and social responsibility.
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000448644 520__ $$a"Nanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the three hundred-year fossil-fueled binge known as modern industrial civilization, without demanding any fundamental changes in our behavior. There is a pervasive belief that technological innovation will enable us to continue our current lifestyle indefinitely, and will prevent social, environmental, and economic collapse. Techno-Fix shows that negative unintended conquences of science and technology are inherently unavoidable and predictable, techno-optimism is completely unjustified, and modern technology, in the presence of continued economic growth, does not promote sustainability, but rather, it hastens collapse. The authors demonstrate that most technological solutions to social and technology created problems are ineffective. They explore the reasons for the uncritical acceptance of new technologies, show who really controls the direction of technological change, and then advocate extensive reform. This comprehensive exposé is a powerful argument for why we can and should put the genie back in the bottle. An insightful and powerful critique, it is required reading for anyone who is concerned about blind techno-optimism and believes that the time has come to make science and technology more socially and environmentally responsible."--Provided by publisher.
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000448644 650_0 $$aTechnology$$xSocial aspects.
000448644 650_0 $$aTechnology$$xMoral and ethical aspects.
000448644 650_0 $$aTechnology$$xEnvironmental aspects.
000448644 7001_ $$aHuesemann, Joyce.
000448644 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aHuesemann, Michael.$$tTechno-fix.$$dGabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2011$$z9780865717046$$w(DLC) 2010674022$$w(OCoLC)709681580
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