CEE 181 ASU Weeks 1 -3 At what assessment level(s) do we discuss why specific technologies are developed? - Answer -Level I At what level of Allenby's three -tiered technology assessment framework do you first consider the technology in the context of the technological and institutional systems within which it operates? - Answer -Level II Consumer credit (i.e., financing of relatively large purchases by layaway plans or credit cards) came about in large part because: - Answer -New technologies like cars and washing machines were too expensive for most people to purchase all at once with cash , so the manufacturer had to provide credit for potential purchasers. Equality of outcome is associated with: - Answer -Egalitarianism Human enhancement is not a new ethical issue, but an ethical issue "only in degree" because: - Answer -
Most people in developed countries are already enhanced by vaccines. Important trend(s) associated with technological evolution are: - Answer -(ALL THE CHOICES) Continuing substitution of physical labor with information technology systems; evolution towards increasing systems connectivity, and thus increasing system scale an d scope; evolution towards greater complexity. In the environmental master equation, Environmental impact = (population) X (resource use per unit population) X (environmental impact per unit of resource use). Which of the three parameters can we reasonably control? - Answer -(environmental impact per un it of resource use) Most wicked problems cannot be solved: - Answer -instead, they must be managed. One of the biggest issues with simple definitions of sustainable development is: - Answer -Any assumption that we know today what future generations will value and need is probably wrong, and any enforcement of such assumptions constitutes temporal imperial ism. Scale -free networks (such as the internet) are: - Answer -generally resilient to random failure but quite sensitive to targeted attack. Selecting "system boundaries" for an environmental assessment is among the hardest tasks in an analysis because: - Answer -(ALL OF THE ABOVE) certain boundaries can skew results and hide important impacts; boundary selection is frequently driven by how the results will be used; there is no "right" definition of a boundary; choosing boundaries for analysis is an art, not just a matter of following simple rules. Since it's inception, the dominance of the nation -state in world affairs has been obvious, but lately absolute nation -state control has been diluted by the rise of: - Answer -(ALL OF THE ABOVE) Numerous NGOs, trans - and multi -national corporations, and (pre sumably) non -political global bodies like the UN; Communities and interests representing global regions like Christianity and Islam; Powerful and influential billionaires providing seed money for technology development throughout the world. Since we are not running out of fossil fuel resources and can continue burning them for energy production for hundreds more years: - Answer -We must focus on the real problem which is what we are doing with combustion waste products like carbon dioxide. Social equity is a difficult goal for sustainability because: - Answer -It is defined dramatically differently in different worldviews. Sustainability typically holds which viewpoint regarding the 'value' of nature? - Answer -Nature has instrumental value Technological determinism is: - Answer -The idea that technology drives the development and progress of cultural, social, economic, religious, and other human systems. Technology co -evolves with psychological structures, beliefs, and comfort zone: - Answer -into which new technologies adapt, change, and consequently diffuse through society. The "Navajo Bridge" story demonstrates that: - Answer -engineering problems are not entirely technical. The acronym, NGO, stands for: - Answer -Non -governmental organizations
Most people in developed countries are already enhanced by vaccines. Important trend(s) associated with technological evolution are: - Answer -(ALL THE CHOICES) Continuing substitution of physical labor with information technology systems; evolution towards increasing systems connectivity, and thus increasing system scale an d scope; evolution towards greater complexity. In the environmental master equation, Environmental impact = (population) X (resource use per unit population) X (environmental impact per unit of resource use). Which of the three parameters can we reasonably control? - Answer -(environmental impact per un it of resource use) Most wicked problems cannot be solved: - Answer -instead, they must be managed. One of the biggest issues with simple definitions of sustainable development is: - Answer -Any assumption that we know today what future generations will value and need is probably wrong, and any enforcement of such assumptions constitutes temporal imperial ism. Scale -free networks (such as the internet) are: - Answer -generally resilient to random failure but quite sensitive to targeted attack. Selecting "system boundaries" for an environmental assessment is among the hardest tasks in an analysis because: - Answer -(ALL OF THE ABOVE) certain boundaries can skew results and hide important impacts; boundary selection is frequently driven by how the results will be used; there is no "right" definition of a boundary; choosing boundaries for analysis is an art, not just a matter of following simple rules. Since it's inception, the dominance of the nation -state in world affairs has been obvious, but lately absolute nation -state control has been diluted by the rise of: - Answer -(ALL OF THE ABOVE) Numerous NGOs, trans - and multi -national corporations, and (pre sumably) non -political global bodies like the UN; Communities and interests representing global regions like Christianity and Islam; Powerful and influential billionaires providing seed money for technology development throughout the world. Since we are not running out of fossil fuel resources and can continue burning them for energy production for hundreds more years: - Answer -We must focus on the real problem which is what we are doing with combustion waste products like carbon dioxide. Social equity is a difficult goal for sustainability because: - Answer -It is defined dramatically differently in different worldviews. Sustainability typically holds which viewpoint regarding the 'value' of nature? - Answer -Nature has instrumental value Technological determinism is: - Answer -The idea that technology drives the development and progress of cultural, social, economic, religious, and other human systems. Technology co -evolves with psychological structures, beliefs, and comfort zone: - Answer -into which new technologies adapt, change, and consequently diffuse through society. The "Navajo Bridge" story demonstrates that: - Answer -engineering problems are not entirely technical. The acronym, NGO, stands for: - Answer -Non -governmental organizations
