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Full Title

Nanotechnology and Sustainable Development 1st Edition

Author(s)

Claire Auplat

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781136581618, 9780415891820, 9781138960640, 9780203155813, 9781136581625, 9786613661326, 9781280684388, 9781136581571, 9781136581564, 9781136581595

Publisher

Routledge

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Public institutions, academic researchers and financial analysts among others hail nanotechnologies as one of the most promising sectors of social and economic development. Calculations predict that it will become a trillion euro industry by 2015 and that it will bring about economic change of at least the same magnitude as the industrial revolution. Nanotechnology is recent, younger by some thirty years than biotechnology, but it appears at a point in time in human history where there is a convergence between the globalization of access to information and increasing awareness of the importance of sustainable development. Nanotechnology and Sustainable Development explores the ways in which this convergence leads to a change in the management of innovation – and ultimately a reshaping of technological democracy. The scope of the study is global, with a particular focus on Europe and the United States, utilizing several case studies of stakeholders including entrepreneurs, commentators, end users, scientists, and policy makers.