Title :
Global change and the human prospect
Author :
Malone, Thomas F.
Author_Institution :
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
The opportunity afforded by International Space Year (ISY) for a dynamic interaction among science, technology, and society that addresses the urgent ecological, economic, and social problems confronting humanity is explored. Issues of population, economics, and equity are examined. The role of the global scientific framework, technological advances, and programmatic innovations of the 1980s is discussed.<>
Keywords :
climatology; ecology; economic and sociologic effects; geophysical techniques; research initiatives; AD 1980 to 1989; International Space Year; change; ecological problems; economic problems; economics; equity; global scientific framework; human prospect; humanity; population; science; social problems; society; technology; Earth; Economic indicators; Environmental economics; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geophysical measurements; Humans; Planets; Production; Productivity; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
