Sustainable technology: Beyond fix and fixation

Davison, A (2004) Sustainable technology: Beyond fix and fixation. In: Controversies in Environmental Sociology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge & Melbourne, p. 132. ISBN 0 521 60102 9

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Abstract

This chapter introduces social theory of technology. After outlining the limitations of the two most common explanations of technology - technology as tools or tyrants - the chapter explores the benefits of analysing technology as social practice.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	ecoefficiency, environmentalism, instrumentalism, technological determinism, sustainability,
ID Code:	2018
Deposited By:	Dr Aidan Davison
Deposited On:	29 Oct 2007 09:32
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2008 20:11
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