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Nanotechnologies, Hazards and Resource Efficiency A Three-Tiered Approach to Assessing the Implications of Nanotechnology and Influencing its Development

Nanotechnology is frequently described as an enabling technology and 1 fundamental innovation, i.e. it is expected to lead to numerous innovative developments in the most diverse fields of technology and areas of app- cation in society and the marketplace. The technology, it is believed, has the pot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Steinfeldt, Michael, Gleich, Arnim (Author), Petschow, Ulrich (Author), Haum, Rüdiger (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Subjects:
Economic Policy
Environment
Machines, Tools, Processes
Manufactures
Technological Innovations
Innovation And Technology Management
Political Science
Environmental Sciences
Nanotechnology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Methodological approaches to the prospective assessment
  • Technology-specific impacts of nanotechnology
  • Assessment of sustainability effects in the context of specific applications
  • Formative approaches to a sustainable nanotechnology
  • Conclusions, the outlook, and need for action

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