Technology & Engineering

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Scarcity, Yes; Conflicts, Maybe From: Back to the Well View Goose Lane Editions	In this chapter, de Villiers asks whether water shortages lead to war, under what circumstances these conflicts occur, and where in the world they are most likely to spark.	Marq de Villiers	35	2018	$3.50 Add
From Select Bibliography From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Bibliography	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall? From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, the author seeks to answer the question: are there limits to how much increases in urban density — especially via vertical growth — will contribute to rather than …	Ann Edminster	11	2017	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Smart Cities as a Civic Leaders’ Survivor Game The Lure of Innovation in a Competitive World From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 1 explores what leads municipal governments to persue smart city projects, whether they are seen as a quick and easy fix to deeper underlying infrastructure and urban planning issues, and …	Mariana Valverde	15	2020	$1.50 Add
NEW! Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs Independent experts analyze often-controversial schemes from Nunavut to Montreal to Toronto’s failed Sidewalk Labs waterfront scheme	"Smart cities" use surveillance, big data processing and interactive technologies to reshape urban life. Transit riders can see the bus coming on a map on their phones. Cities can …		200		View
From Soft-Path Solutions From: Back to the Well View Goose Lane Editions	In this chapter, de Villiers continues to discuss efficiency and suggests that we should focus on increasing that instead of trying to redistribute and increase our water supply.	Marq de Villiers	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Standing on Guard for Our Waters Ottawa's Response to the Transit of Alaskan Oil From: 1968 in Canada View University of Ottawa Press	The discovery of massive quantities of recoverable oil on the north slope of Alaska in July 1968 and competing shipping alternatives to transit the hydrocarbons south, through or adjacent to …	Christopher Kirkey	25	2021	$2.50 Add
From Statesmen & Steam From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1820-1840. Examines Samuel Cunard’s far reaching business holdings and how they made him an elite person in Halifax. His political experiences are highlights as well as the building for the …	John Boileau	14	2006	$1.40 Add
From Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter examines the use of "little trees," i.e., the stalks of straw that support seed crops.	Chris Magwood; Massey Burke	12	2017	$1.20 Add
From Sustainability or Collapse? From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Sustainability or Collapse? argues that there are at least three critical technological challenges that must be met in order to produce long-term sustainability: avoiding serious environmental …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	34	2011	$3.40 Add
Techno-Fix Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment New Society Publishers	Nanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle Drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the 300-year fossil-fueled binge known …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	464	2011	View
From Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress postulates that belief in progress exhibits characteristics similar to those of religious faith and that most techno-optimism is based on ignorance, …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	33	2011	$3.30 Add
From Technology and Localization: Trends at Play From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores some of the technological trends that are accelerating green building.	Bruce King	9	2017	$0.90 Add
From Technology, Exploitation and Fairness From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Technology, Exploitation and Fairness advances the thesis that many technologies are regrettably used for control and exploitation of both humans and the environment, leading inevitably to …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	27	2011	$2.70 Add
From The Auto Revolution Begins: Invention and Industry From: Car Nation View James Lorimer and Company	1900-1920. Looks at the beginning of the auto revolution, examines different makes and models, looks at the auto revolution’s impact on work, wages, and workers	Dimitry Anastakis	17	2008	$1.70 Add
From End of an Era From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1918-1948. The quest for a naval contract, the establishment of Bell-Baldwin Hydrodomes Ltd., other self-propelled hydrofoils are made. Thee legacy of the two men is briefly explored.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add