Technology Assessment in Practice and Theory - 9781138337077

Name: Technology Assessment in Practice and Theory - 9781138337077
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Technology Assessment in Practice and TheoryAuthor(s): Armin Grunwald\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138337077, 978-1138337077\nSynopsis\nTechnological advance affects almost all areas of human life. Rapid digitization, increased mobility, new biotechnologies, and nanotechnology deeply influence, amongst others, industrial production, entertainment, work, military affairs, and individual life. Besides overwhelmingly positive effects on wealth, comfort, innovation, and development, this also raises questions of unintended effects, of tensions with democracy, of the role of citizens, and of its sustainability facing environmental issues. Tools and procedures are needed to cope with this challenging situation.\n\nTechnology assessment (TA) has been developed more than fifty years ago to enable science, the economy, and society to harvest the potential of new technology to the maximum extent possible and to deal re.