Authors: Jesse S. Tatum.
Hardcover, 184 pages
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Publication Date: 1999-11


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    This book presents and analyzes two detailed ethnographic studies of exceptional citizen involvement in the shaping of technology. The first study is that of a grassroots anti-nuclear group from the 1960s, while the second describes the more recent emergence of the "home power movement."...

Authors: Andre Gorz.
Hardcover, pages
Publisher: South End Pr
Publication Date: 1985-10

Authors: R. Lindner.
Paperback, 16 pages
Publisher: European Communities / Union (EUR-OP/OOPEC/OPOCE)
Publication Date: 1987-12-31

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Paperback, pages
Publisher: United Nations Educational
Publication Date: 1982-08

Authors: Arie W. Kruglanski.
Digital, 5 pages
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Publication Date: 2007-03-22


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    This digital document is an article from Issues in Science and Technology, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2007. The length of the article is 1221 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: It's the neurons, stupid; or is it?(Book review)
Author: Arie W. Kruglanski
Publication: Issues in Science and Technology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 23 Issue: 3 Page: 92(3)

Article Type: Book review

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Authors: E. Goncz. U. Skirke. H. Kleizen. M. Barber.
Digital, pages
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication Date: 2007-01


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    This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Cleaner Production, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Mankind is committed to taking sustainable pathways in search of a state of sustainability. Thirty years after the ''Limits to Growth'' published by the Club of Rome the world is still far from the equilibrium of sustainable development (SD). Technology is postponing the depletion of natural resources but is not solving the problem itself, either because the technology is itself not sustainable or because the application of it is being mismanaged. This article attempts to analyze the wide gap between the strategies drawn up and the effectiveness of the actions taken in implementing sustainability. The paper addresses the issue of whether or not mankind can make the right choices and has the right infrastructure of pathways to do so. In short, an answer is sought to the question, ''What are the prerequisites for the fastest rate of sustainable change?'' This question is tackled by the four authors. They start from critical arguments concerning the effectiveness of sustainable change, explain the terminology used in the article and identify the main factors for increasing the rate of sustainable change, which are then discussed in detail in each part of the text (EG). Then, each from a different starting point, they comment on self-organization (US), sustainable innovation and cultural regions (HK), global cooperation and regional resources (MB) and sustainable research by universities (EG). The individual contributions, when taken together, form a discussion of the crucial factors or prerequisites for sustainable change. It is concluded that only cooperation between regions and regional stakeholders can give sustainable change the driving force needed to overcome global (political) friction and ensure that it moves forward in equilibrium and at a constant rate. Specific measures are put forward to maximize awareness within and among regions. ...

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Library Binding, 336 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1999-02-10
Edition: 1

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    As new societies and relationships are formed in the virtual landscape of cyberspace, we are now having to consider the potential consequences this might have on our own community and societies, and reconsider how the concept of community is changing. Leading experts on the internet discuss such issues as race, gender, power, economics and ethics in cyberspace, focusing on four areas: identity, social order and control, community structure and dynamics, and collective action. Clearly written and covering all the main topics, this edited volume is an essential introduction to the internet....

    This collection of thought-provoking essays bridges the gap between textbook and anthology as it explores several of the key issues of online community. The topics for discussion are grouped into four primary areas: determining the concept of identity in an environment where individuals cannot be seen; ordering and controlling a social environment where the tools of control are severely limited compared with those of the physical world; understanding the structure and dynamics of online communities; and using cybercommunity as the basis for collective action.

There's much here to provoke discussion, including the idea that social control in cyberspace is largely in keeping with medieval social norms, and the argument that cyberspace doesn't eliminate the consideration of racial identity but rather alters the way in which racial identify is judged (or misjudged). This is not a collection that hesitates to challenge long-standing assumptions. Editors Smith and Kollock have gathered contributions from scholars holding widely diverse viewpoints as they question both the "legitimacy" of cybercommunity and the methods of its operation. Although the authors do come to a consensus that cyberspace does house true communities, they reveal some surprises in the ways those cybercommunities differ from geographical ones. -- Elizabeth Lewis...

Authors: Steven Carter.
Hardcover, pages
Publisher: Bowling Green State Univ Popular Pr
Publication Date: 1996-09

Authors: Prakash C Sharma.
Unknown Binding, 25 pages
Publisher:
Publication Date: 1974

Authors: Patrik Hidefjäll. Patrik Hidefjall.
Paperback, 376 pages
Publisher: Linköping University
Publication Date: 1997