Vulnerability in Technological Cultures
New Directions in Research and Governance
Novel technologies and scientific advancements offer not only opportunities but risks. Technological systems are vulnerable to human error and technical malfunctioning that have far-reaching consequences: one flipped switch can cause a cascading power failure across a networked electric grid. Yet, once addressed, vulnerability accompanied by coping mechanisms may yield a more flexible and resilient society. This book investigates vulnerability, in both its negative and positive aspects, in technological cultures. The contributors argue that viewing risk in terms of vulnerability offers a novel approach to understanding the risks and benefits…
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Weitere Autoren: Mesman, Jessica (Associate Professor, Universiteit Maastricht) (Hrsg.) / Bijker, Wiebe E. (Professor of Technology and Society, Maastricht University) (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-262-52580-0
- EAN: 9780262525800
- Produktnummer: 15510698
- Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 400 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.8 cm 536 g
- Abbildungen: 11 figures; 11 Illustrations, unspecified
- Gewicht: 536
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Anique Hommels is Associate Professor at Maastricht University and author of Unbuilding Cities: Obduracy in Urban Sociotechnical Change (MIT Press). Jessica Mesman is Associate Professor in the Department of Technology and Society Studies, Faculty of Arts and Culture, University of Maastricht, Netherlands. Wiebe E. Bijker is Professor at Maastricht University and the author of Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs: Toward a Theory of Sociotechnical Change (MIT Press) and other books.
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