Chemistry for sustainable technologies: a foundation
Cambridge
RSC Pub.
c2011
xix, 480 p. : ill. )some col.(
Includes bibliographical references and index
Neil Winterton
1 .Scope of the Book. -- References -- 2. Setting the Scene. -- The State of the Planet -- The 'Trilemma' -- Human Population and its Growth -- Our Attitudes to Technology and How We Come by Them -- Science, Controversy and the Media -- Chemisty and the Chemical Industry -- Why We Cannot Turn the Clock Back --Synthetic Bad, Natural Good? -- Decision-making and 'Wicked' Problems -- Sustainable Development and Hyperdisciplinarity -- The Role of the Expert -- References -- Bibliography -- Webliography -- 3. Sustainalitily and Sustainable Development. -- What is Sustainability? And is it Different from Sustainable Development? -- Environmental Burden or Carrying Capacity -- Footprints: Ecological, Carbon and Water -- Requirements for Sustainability -- References -- Bibliography -- Webliography --1 .Scope of the Book. -- References -- 2. Setting the Scene. -- The State of the Planet -- The 'Trilemma' -- Human Population and its Growth -- Our Attitudes to Technology and How We Come by Them -- Science, Controversy and the Media -- Chemisty and the Chemical Industry -- Why We Cannot Turn the Clock Back --Synthetic Bad, Natural Good? -- Decision-making and 'Wicked' Problems -- Sustainable Development and Hyperdisciplinarity -- The Role of the Expert -- References -- Bibliography -- Webliography -- 3. Sustainalitily and Sustainable Development. -- What is Sustainability? And is it Different from Sustainable Development? -- Environmental Burden or Carrying Capacity -- Footprints: Ecological, Carbon and Water -- Requirements for Sustainability -- References -- Bibliography -- Webliography --1 .Scope of the Book. -- References -- 2. Setting the Scene. -- The State of the Planet -- The 'Trilemma' -- Human Population and its Growth -- Our Attitudes to Technology and How We Come by Them -- Science, Controversy and the Media -- Chemisty and the Chemical Industry -- Why We Cannot Turn the Clock Back --Synthetic Bad, Natural Good? -- Decision-making and 'Wicked' Problems -- Sustainable Development and Hyperdisciplinarity -- The Role of the Expert -- References -- Bibliography -- Webliography -- 3. Sustainalitily and Sustainable Development. -- What is Sustainability? And is it Different from Sustainable Development? -- Environmental Burden or Carrying Capacity -- Footprints: Ecological, Carbon and Water -- Requirements for Sustainability -- References -- Bibliography -- Webliography --1 .Scope of the Book. -- References -- 2. Setting the Scene. -- The State of the Planet -- The 'Trilemma' -- Human Population and its Growth -- Our Attitudes to Technology and How We Come by Them -- Science, Controversy and the Media -- Chemisty and the Chemical Industry -- Why We Cannot Turn the Clock Back --Synthetic Bad, Natural Good? -- Decision-making and 'Wicked' Problems -- Sustainable Development and Hyperdisciplinarity -- The Role of the Expert -- References -- Bibliography -- Webliography -- 3. Sustainalitily and Sustainable Development. -- What is Sustainability? And is it Different from Sustainable Development? -- Enviroroversy and the Media -- Chemisty and the Chemical Industry -- Why We Cannot Turn the Clock Back --Synthetic Bad, Natural Good? -- Decision-making and 'Wicked' Prob