Cross, Nigel (ed.) <br/><br/>
Man made futures 

 - 3rd ed. 
 - London  Hutchison  1978 
 - 365 p. 
<br/><br/> MAN-MADE FUTURES<br/>Readings in Society, Technology and Design<br/>This course reader contains thirty-eight extracts or articles from<br/>recent books or journals dealing with relationship between<br/>technology and society, and in particular with the function of<br/>design in that relationship. The reader forms an essential and<br/>integral part of Course T262 - Man-Made Futures: Design and<br/>Technology<br/>The first section deals with the sources and effects of technological<br/>change in industrial society, with criticisms of modern 'technocratic'<br/>society, and with concepts of future 'post-industrial society.<br/>The second section is concerned with newly emerging mechanisms<br/>for the social control of technological change, such as technology<br/>assessment, futures forecasting, and community participation in<br/>planning and design. The third section is concerned with the<br/>processes of innovation and design and with movements towards<br/>such concepts as 'humane' or 'alternative technologies.<br/>This collection of readings is presented as a positive step towards a<br/>new concept of integrative studies in technology and society.<br/>The emphasis of this stimulating survey is on the need to choose<br/>appropriate technologies for the future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>91212316 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technolgy Social Aspects
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.4 MAN