Chemistry for sustainable technologies: a foundation
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Cambridge
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RSC Pub.
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c2011
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xix, 480 p. : ill. )some col.(
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Neil Winterton
CONTENTS NOTE
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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