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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Augustin Brannigan , Sheldon Goldenberg , Augustine Brannigan , Sheldon GoldenbergPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Volume: no. 56 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.503kg ISBN: 9780313247279ISBN 10: 0313247277 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 14 November 1985 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews?This anthology originated in a conference on the subject held at the University of Calgary.... Several scientific, social-scientific, and legal perspectives are brought to bear on the subject in a series of interesting and worthwhile essays. Sections include Social Movements; The Legal Response; The Media, Technology and the Environment; and Public Policy, Determinism, and Change. The stustantive content is often related to Canadian cases, a refreshing change from the usual American bias in such collections.... Many pages of the book are devoted to environmental degradation as a consequence of the exploitation of forest lands, mining resources, and undersea oil. Other papers deal with appropriate technology and problem of the social and political determination of technological paths.... The work is a useful addition to library collections on environmentalism and technology assessment.?-Choice ?This anthology originated in a conference on the subject held at the University of Calgary.... Several scientific, social-scientific, and legal perspectives are brought to bear on the subject in a series of interesting and worthwhile essays. Sections include Social Movements; The Legal Response; The Media, Technology and the Environment; and Public Policy, Determinism, and Change. The stustantive content is often related to Canadian cases, a refreshing change from the usual American bias in such collections.... Many pages of the book are devoted to environmental degradation as a consequence of the exploitation of forest lands, mining resources, and undersea oil. Other papers deal with appropriate technology and problem of the social and political determination of technological paths.... The work is a useful addition to library collections on environmentalism and technology assessment.?-Choice This anthology originated in a conference on the subject held at the University of Calgary.... Several scientific, social-scientific, and legal perspectives are brought to bear on the subject in a series of interesting and worthwhile essays. Sections include Social Movements; The Legal Response; The Media, Technology and the Environment; and Public Policy, Determinism, and Change. The stustantive content is often related to Canadian cases, a refreshing change from the usual American bias in such collections.... Many pages of the book are devoted to environmental degradation as a consequence of the exploitation of forest lands, mining resources, and undersea oil. Other papers deal with appropriate technology and problem of the social and political determination of technological paths.... The work is a useful addition to library collections on environmentalism and technology assessment. -Choice Author Informationannigan /f Augustine /r ed. denberg /f Sheldon /r ed. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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