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Why Things Bite Back: Predicting the Problems of Progress

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Author: Tenner, Edward
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Fourth Estate
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Publication Year: 1997-04-03
ISBN#: 978-1-85702-594-1
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Pages: 352
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Language: English

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This work contends that with every great advance in science and technology, there is a corresponding revenge effect. Yesterday's asbestos curtain, for example, which used to be used for protection, now implies a long-term chronic hazard. The book combines common themes from widely differing disciplines such as traffic engineering, epidemiology, ecology, social psychology, and organizational behaviour.The resulting overview offers a template for problem solving across the board - be it in business management, household matters, or how to cope with the general stress of living in the technological world.