Sustainable technology: Beyond fix and fixation

Davison, Aidan (2004) Sustainable technology: Beyond fix and fixation. In: Controversies in Environmental Sociology. . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge & Melbourne, 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 Chapter
Keywords:	ecoefficiency, environmentalism, instrumentalism, technological determinism, sustainability,
Subjects:	370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370101 Social Theory 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370400 Human Geography > 370402 Social and Cultural Geography 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370600 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine > 370602 Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology
ID Code:	2018
Deposited By:	Dr Aidan Davison
Deposited On:	29 Oct 2007 09:32
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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