Making nanotechnology developments sustainable. A role for technology assessment?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 889-898

  Fleischer, Torsten ^a   Grunwald, Armin ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nanotechnology; Sustainability; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; REFLEXIVE APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 38949197455     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.04.018     Document Type: Article

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