Technology and environment / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Hedy E. Sladovich, editors ; National Academy of Engineering

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971021203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989
• ISBN: 9786610211791; 9781280211799; 1280211792; 9780309583060; 0309583063; 9780585022710; 0585022712
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 221 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): AusubelJesse; SladovichHedy E
• Disciplina: 628
• Soggetti: Environmental engineering - Technological innovations; Environmental protection
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Technology and Environment: An Overview""; ""FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSIS""; ""SOME SOLUTIONS""; ""SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES""; ""CONCLUDING THOUGHTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 Frameworks for Analysis""; ""Industrial Metabolism""; ""MASS FLOWS AND WASTE EMISSIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WASTE RESIDUALS""; ""EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES""; ""EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS AND GAIA""; ""APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS-BALANCE PRINCIPLES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX""; ""The Biosphere as a Materials-Transformation System"" ""Industrial Transformation Processes""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Dematerialization""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Regularities in Technological Development: An Environmental View""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTE""; ; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Promise of Technological Solutions""; ""Meeting the Near-Term Challenge for Power Plants""; ""THE ROLE OF ELECTRICITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY""; ""IMPACTS OF REGULATIONS""; ""TRENDS IN EFFICIENCY""; ""CLEAN POWER FROM COAL""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL WARMING""; ""CONCLUSION"" ""REFERENCES""; ""Advanced Fossil Fuel Systems and Beyond""; ""THE MYTH OF ''RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES""""; ""NATURAL GAS: A BRIDGE TO THE POSTFOSSIL AGE?""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""BEYOND THE FOSSIL AGE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Protecting the Ozone Layer: A Perspective from Industry""; ""ORIGINS OF CONCERN""; ""ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY""; ""PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS""; ""INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS""; ""RENEWED CONTROL EFFORTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP""; ""A HISTORIC INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT""; ""CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Social and Institutional Aspects"" ""The Rise and Fall of Environmental Expertise""; ""OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES""; ""THE REAL WORLD OF DECISIONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""Environmental Issues: Implications for Engineering Design and Education""; ""REGULATORY TRENDS""; ""A CHALLENGE TO ENGINEERING""; ""DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE PROCESSES AND PLANTS""; ""RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Engineering Our Way Out of Endless Environmental Crises""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL ENDS, TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS"" ""CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASTE TECHNOLOGY""; ""LEAVING THE END-OF-PIPE APPROACH""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Paradox of Technological Development""; ""SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY""; ""A CASE IN POINT: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT""; ""ADDRESSING GLOBAL WARMING AS A GLOBAL PROBLEM""; ""ONE COURSE OF ACTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY""; ""ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE: WHAT NEXT?""; ""COOPERATION FOR THE FUTURE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Contributors""
• Sommario/riassunto: Department heads from prestigious universities and high officials from major corporations contribute ten essays contending that environmental damage can best be repaired by the same technology that caused it. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR