Research Catalog

Title

Technology and society at a time of sweeping change : proceedings, 20-21 June 1997, University of Strathclyde, Glascow, UK / 1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society ; sponsored by the IEE [and others].

Author

International Symposium on Technology and Society (1997 : Glasgow, Scotland)

Publication

[New York] : IEEE ; Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Service Center, [1997], ©1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Institution of Electrical Engineers.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Description

viii, 328 pages : illustrations; 30 cm

Alternative Title

• 1997 International Symposium on Technology and Society
• International Symposium on Technology and Society

Subject

• Technology > Social aspects > Congresses

Note

• "IEEE Catalog number 97CH36081"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Eco-efficient technology / J. D. Davis -- Environmental progress versus economic development in Central and Eastern Europe: A case study of Poland from 1988 to 1995 / S. D. Ryder -- Engineering as a political activity / E. J. Woodhouse -- Linking labor and engineering to enable high performance technology design / T. D. Cherkasky -- The coevolution of society and technology: Understanding the dynamics of communities and utility infrastructures / P. J. Jeffrey, R. A. F. Seaton and T. Stephenson -- Progress depends on unbalance and disorder / A. Can Ozcan -- Technologies of representation's relation to public opinion regarding the use of military force / S. Weyker -- Ethics, law and information technology: the transformative role of rhetoric / B. M. O'Connell -- Intellectual property in cyberspace - What technological/legislative tools are necessary for building a sturdy global information infrastructure? / J. C. Davis -- Information technology cultures and women's lives / A. Adam --
• Women, the doctorate and equity in engineering education / M. Wyer -- Information warfare: Radar in World War II as an historical example / K. Perusich -- The cyber battlefield - Is this the setting for the ultimate world war? / S. Nitzberg -- Security implications of high-power microwave technology / A. E. Pevler -- Globalization and international competition / H. J. Kim, J. H. Rhee and S. C. Kweon [et al.] -- Telepresence - the technology and its economic and social implications / G. M. Mair -- Watching, welcoming and analyzing cyberspace / J. Wheary -- "Life on Mars?" : a review of the news / R. Holliman -- The impact of space technology on society / M. Williamson -- The impact of conversion policy on society and technology in Russia / L. Bzhilianskaya -- The roles of stakeholder- and peer-review at the OTA / C. J. Andrews -- Towards equilibrium engineering / M. W. Thring -- Sustainable development and engineering: ethical and public policy implications / J. R. Herkert --
• Raw materials - why should they ever run out? / A. J. Baden Fuller -- Technology and the evolution of man - what of the future? / J. Gamlin -- The implications of new technology on science communication / E. Scanlon -- Patenting biotechnology: Ethical and philosophical issues / J. H. Fielder -- Potential and limitations of biotechnology for socio-economic transformation in developing countries / M. Jabbar and M. Drake -- World information flows and the impact of new technology. Is there a need for international communication policy and regulation? / K. Ferguson -- Developing ethical practices to minimise computer misuse / S. Kesar and S. Rogerson -- Academic engineering research at a time of change: the tilt towards industry / R. P. Morgan, D. E. Strickland and M. E. Sava [et al.] -- Technology and society: how information and communication technologies can enhance the lives of persons with a disability / G. Busby and D. Whitehouse --
• The future of electronic commerce: implications for businesses, governments and societies / R. Goodale and P. Telesio -- Empirical study on the impact of electronics on stock exchange indices / I. Mojzes and Z. B. Farkas -- Productivity and economic performance of information technology / K. S. Lim, S. C. Kweon and H. J. Kim -- The era of telepresence: global village and "media slums" / J. Baal-Schem and D. Shinar -- Regional innovation networks - Multimedia and regional development strategies in Germany / G. Fuchs and H.-G. Wolf -- Cultural imperialism and the Internet / J. Weckert and D. Adeney -- The expansion of Western progress through technology transfer: social implications for the Third World / R. Chafy -- The impact of technology enhanced education on a developing country. A South African perspective / T. van Harmelen and C. W. I. Pistorius -- Can courts "force" technological discovery to occur? / K. W. Junker --
• Outcomes, proxies and standards: performance-based environmental management approaches within arbitrary (political) boundaries / D. M. Hassenzahl.

ISBN

• 0780339827 (softbound)
• 0780339835 (casebound)
• 0780339843 (microfiche)

LCCN

97071959

OCLC

ocm38988645

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries