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Overview
Green Technology is an eight-volume set that examines the relationship between human activities and their sometimes harmful consequences for the environment and explores new methods of repairing and restoring the Earth. Approaching environmental issues confronting society from a technological perspective has spawned significant controversy, and the books in this set present all sides of the debate. Designed to complement science curricula, the set also covers relevant history and new green technologies and innovations that will contribute to the field in the future.
Sustainability is the maintenance of a harmonious balance within a system over a period of time. In light of innovative green technologies, the concept can now include the ability to maintain an ecosystem's ecological processes, biodiversity, and productivity. Sustainability: Building Eco-Friendly Communities explores the ways in which sustainability has influenced environmental science, how communities have begun to make changes in order to live in a sustainable way, and the impact of new materials on the conservation of natural resources. Sidebars, figures, and case studies enhance fundamental concepts and examine urgent issues related to the future of the environment.
The volume includes information on
alternative materials and products
animal and plant aquaculture
biopesticides
the ecosystem of animals, humans, plants, and other life
engineered foods and crops
green biotechnology
marine biotechnology
sustainable agriculture
sustainable communities
white biotechnology
The book contains more than 50 color photographs and line illustrations, five appendixes, a glossary, a detailed list ofprint and Internet resources, and an index. Green Technology is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who seek information on the important issues that affect the environment worldwide.
Synopsis
Green Technology is an eight-volume set that examines the relationship between human activities and their sometimes harmful consequences for the environment and explores new methods of repairing and restoring the Earth. Approaching environmental issues confronting society from a technological perspective has spawned significant controversy, and the books in this set present all sides of the debate. Designed to complement science curricula, the set also covers relevant history and new green technologies and innovations that will contribute to the field in the future.
Sustainability is the maintenance of a harmonious balance within a system over a period of time. In light of innovative green technologies, the concept can now include the ability to maintain an ecosystem's ecological processes, biodiversity, and productivity. Sustainability: Building Eco-Friendly Communities explores the ways in which sustainability has influenced environmental science, how communities have begun to make changes in order to live in a sustainable way, and the impact of new materials on the conservation of natural resources. Sidebars, figures, and case studies enhance fundamental concepts and examine urgent issues related to the future of the environment.
The volume includes information on
alternative materials and products
animal and plant aquaculture
biopesticides
the ecosystem of animals, humans, plants, and other life
engineered foods and crops
green biotechnology
marine biotechnology
sustainable agriculture
sustainable communities
white biotechnology
The book contains more than 50 color photographs and line illustrations, five appendixes, a glossary, a detailed list ofprint and Internet resources, and an index. Green Technology is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who seek information on the important issues that affect the environment worldwide.
School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up—This book's subtitle is misleading. Eco-friendly communities are discussed in the last chapter, but the bulk of the title examines existing and emerging technologies in the fields of biotechnology and agriculture. Maczulak writes with authority—if dryly—about the science of biotechnology and its prospects but gives only cursory attention to related concerns, such as unanticipated consequences from releasing genetically modified plants and animals on the natural environment. Though she strives for balance, the author's belief that science and biotechnology will solve all of the problems facing the planet is an undercurrent to the text. For example, though the text acknowledges that humans need to seriously address poverty and uncontrolled human population growth, statements such as, "if this technology is to rescue countries such as Bangladesh," underscore the bias toward technology. Although this book is part of a series, any work that attempts to address the issue of sustainability must discuss changes in human behavior more thoroughly. If a primer on biotechnology and emerging green technologies is needed this volume will serve, but for information on actual sustainable practices one must look elsewhere.—Caroline Tesauro, Radford Public Library, VA