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Publisher

Jenny Stanford Publishing

Year

2013

Print ISBN

9789814411004

eBook ISBN

9789814411011

Edition

Topic

Biological Sciences

Subtopic

Biology

Index

Biological Sciences

Front Cover
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Using Nanotechnology to Filter Water: A Hypothetical Case Study
Chapter 2: Nanotechnology for Human Health
Chapter 3: Assessing Emerging Technology Systems: Why LCA Fails
Chapter 4: Technology Mandates and Socio-Behavioral Life Cycle Assessment
Chapter 5: Issues in Life Cycle Risk Assessment: The Way Ahead
Chapter 6: Organizational Capability Life Cycles for Responsible Innovation
Chapter 7: Socialis Commodis and Life Cycle Analysis: A Critical Examination of Uncertainty
Chapter 8: Who Let the “Social Scientists” into the Lab?
Chapter 9: What Are the Factors Affecting Anthropogenic Phosphorous Loss? A Case Study of Chaohu Watershed in Central China
Chapter 10: Life Cycle Assessment and the U.S. Policy-Making Context
Chapter 11: Unexpected Appropriations of Technology and Life Cycle Analysis: Reframing Cradle-to-Grave Approaches
Chapter 12: Surface-Friendly Urban Mining
Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Work

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