Technology and Global Change

The first book to comprehensibly describe how technology has shaped society and the environment over the last 200 years.

Arnulf Grübler (Author)

9780521543323, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 16 October 2003

464 pages, 113 b/w illus. 33 tables
24.7 x 18.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.837 kg

'While the topic is complex, and the density of the material daunting, I found the book easy and pleasant to read'. Robert A. Frosch, Energy

Technology and Global Change describes how technology has shaped society and the environment over the last 200 years. Technology has led us from the farm to the factory to the internet, and its impacts are now global. Technology has eliminated many problems, but has added many others (ranging from urban smog to the ozone hole to global warming). This book is the first to give a comprehensive description of the causes and impacts of technological change and how they relate to global environmental change. Written for specialists and nonspecialists alike, it will be useful for researchers and professors, as a textbook for graduate students, for people engaged in long-term policy planning in industry (strategic planning departments) and government (R & D and technology ministries, environment ministries), for environmental activists (NGOs), and for the wider public interested in history, technology, or environmental issues.

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Part I. What is Technology?: 2. Technology: concepts and definitions
3. Technology: models
4. Technology: history
Part II. Technology and the Environment: Natural and Human: 5. Agriculture
6. Industry
7. Services
Part III. The Balance of Evidence: 8. Conclusion. 9. Postscript: from data muddles to models
Appendix
References
Index.

Subject Areas: History of engineering & technology [TBX]