Overview
Offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the sustainability discourse, both from the perspective of theory and business practice
Presents a comprehensive treatment of both developmental processes and policy and research recommendations
In addition to case studies, a series of practical conclusions are offered
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Technological Developments—Civilization—Policies
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Impacts on Societies
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Technology Evaluations and Policies
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About this book
Continuing research and discussion is needed to better understand these challenges and to prepare the appropriate strategies and solutions. Development of socio-technological systems is nowadays very complex; moreover, the world we live in is extremely diverse. Therefore, sustainability discourse must be ongoing, introducing new ideas, concepts, theories, evidence and experience by various parties—academics, professionals, and practitioners.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Prof. Lech W. ZACHER is an economist, sociologist and futurist. He is Director of the Center of Impact Assessment Studies and Forecasting at the Kozminski University in Warsaw, where he also is a member of the Chair of Social Science. He is a member of the Futures Research Committee “Poland 2000 Plus” at the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Polish Association for Technology Assessment, and the Founder and President of the Educational Foundation TRANSFORMATIONS and Editor-in-Chief of its interdisciplinary journal “Transformations” (published also in English). He is a member of several scientific societies (e.g. International Sociological Association, European Assoc. for the Study of Science and Technology).
L. W. Zacher is the author, co-author and editor of more than thirty books and of three hundred articles (more than a hundred in English) concerning science-technology-society problematics, information/knowledge society, globalization and the future.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technology, Society and Sustainability
Book Subtitle: Selected Concepts, Issues and Cases
Editors: Lech W. Zacher
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47164-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47162-4Published: 10 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83668-3Published: 18 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47164-8Published: 02 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 442
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, R & D/Technology Policy, Philosophy of Technology, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Environmental Science and Engineering