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

• Main Authors: Steinfeldt, Michael (Author), Gleich, Arnim von (Author), Petschow, Ulrich (Author), Haum, Rüdiger (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Management.; Industrial management.; Political science.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Environment.; Economic policy.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Environment, general.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Economic Policy.; Political Science.

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...

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.