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Technology, Society and Sustainability, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Selected Concepts, Issues and Cases
Coordinator: Zacher Lech W.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Technology, Society and Sustainability:
Publication date: 03-2017
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 07-2018
Support: Print on demand
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Prof. Lech W. ZACHER is an economist, sociologist and futurist. He is Director of the Center of Impact Assessment Studies and Forecasting at the Kozminski University in Warsaw, where he also is a member of the Chair of Social Science. He is a member of the Futures Research Committee “Poland 2000 Plus” at the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Polish Association for Technology Assessment, and the Founder and President of the Educational Foundation TRANSFORMATIONS and Editor-in-Chief of its interdisciplinary journal “Transformations” (published also in English). He is a member of several scientific societies (e.g. International Sociological Association, European Assoc. for the Study of Science and Technology).
L. W. Zacher is the author, co-author and editor of more than thirty books and of three hundred articles (more than a hundred in English) concerning science-technology-society problematics, information/knowledge society, globalization and the future.
Offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the sustainability discourse, both from the perspective of theory and business practice
Presents a comprehensive treatment of both developmental processes and policy and research recommendations
In addition to case studies, a series of practical conclusions are offered
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras