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==Presentations==
 
==Presentations==
* '''[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/1/11/321ls04_2012.pdf Unit 4]''' (PDF, 8.2 MB)] (for browsing) <small>([[:File:321ls04 2011.pdf|download]])</small>
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* '''[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/f/f1/321ls04_2013.pdf Unit 4]''' (PDF, 8.2 MB)] (for browsing) <small>([[:File:321ls04 2013.pdf|download]])</small>
* '''[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/f/f8/321ls04_2012_printable.pdf Unit 4]''' (PDF, 1.6 MB) (for printing) <small>([[:File:321ls04_2011_printable.pdf|printable.pdf|download]])</small>
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* '''[http://pluto.potsdam.edu/wikichem/images/2/2b/321ls04_2013_printable.pdf Unit 4]''' (PDF, 1.6 MB) (for printing) <small>([[:File:321ls04_2013_printable.pdf|printable.pdf|download]])</small>
* '''[[:File:321ls04 2012.ppt|Unit 4]]''' (Powerpoint 2003, 5.8 MB), must be downloaded.  On the file page, click on the filename link near the top to download.
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* '''[[:File:321ls04 2013.ppt|Unit 4]]''' (Powerpoint 2003, 5.8 MB), must be downloaded.  On the file page, click on the filename link near the top to download.
  
 
==Related readings==
 
==Related readings==

Revision as of 01:38, 16 July 2013

THE SUSTAINABLE
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This is the page for Unit 4 "Business and technology." Please read through the Powerpoint presentation carefully, and answer any questions included (these are not graded, they are just to help you learn the material).

Business, technology and manufacturing

How can businesses use technology to make their manufacturing more sustainable? How are goods manufactured? How are goods checked for quality?

Includes: Improving efficiency — Recycle or re-use — Improve quality and extend life — Reinvest in natural capital — History of manufacturing — Manufacturing and the environment — The manufacturing enterprise — Quality.

Presentations

Related readings

  • Assigned readings from "Technology, Humans and Society: Towards a Sustainable World" by Richard C. Dorf, Academic Press, 2001.
    • Pages 101-107: An essay by Barrett Hazelyine on Appropriate Technology.
    • Pages 106-210: An essay by Ronald Mascitelli on Innovation and Environmental Sustainability.
    • Chapter 19: A short chapter covering "Materials and Manufacturing".


Chemistry 321 Units
Unit 1 - Unit 2 - Unit 3 - Unit 4 - Unit 5 -Unit 6 - Unit 7 - Unit 8 -Unit 9 - Unit 10 - Unit 11 - Unit 12 - Unit 13 - Unit 14