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 Technological
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Technology
& Environment
Appropriate
Technology
Clean,
Green Technology
Clean
vs Cleanup
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'Green' Technology
Eco-Development
Social
Shaping of Technology
Case
Study: Clean Production
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 Green
Technology Paradigms?
 Environmental
Protection (1970s and 80s)
problem: too much waste
solution: reducing quantity, toxicity
of
wastes
mechanism: laws and regulations
green technology: recycling, waste
treatment, waste minimisation, efficient use
Resource
Management (1990s)
problem: poor resource
management
solution: internalise environmental costs
mechanism: economic instruments
green technology: alternative material
inputs, cleaner technology, material recovery
Ecodevelopment
(future?)
 
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