Naslov
Technological challenges in environmental protection

Autori
Runko Luttenberger, Lidija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Society and Technology 2014 - Dr. Juraj Plenković / Plenković, Mario ; Galičić, Vlado ; Toplak, Ludvik - Rijeka : International Federation of Communication Associations, 2014, 478-485

ISBN
978-953-6226-27-6

Skup
Society and Technology 2014 - Dr. Juraj Plenković

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 28.06.2014. - 30.06.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
technology ; environment ; policy making ; ecosystems ; geo-engineering

Sažetak
The Earth, all the people inhabiting it and its ecosystems are undergoing a serious threat of climate change, ocean acidification, pollution, land use practices, and overexploitation of natural resources such as water, forests, and minerals. It is because businesses, banks, and leaders continue to promote growth as the only economic and development model. Most decision makers hold that there is no need to change the lifestyle or curb production and trade, but that it is necessary to replace bad technology with good technology, and that there is a technological fix for every social problem, such as biotechnology, genomics, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, social networks, and geoengineering. The author analyses the reasons why environmental issues continue to persist in spite of substantial scientific and technological achievements to date and why less sophisticated and potentially more efficient technical solutions are not implemented. Considered is also the current approach to environmental and technology issues in Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne tehničke znanosti

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