Abstract
This paper contributes towards the construction and application of a method to assess the long-term impact of the development of pervasive technologies on the environment. It seeks to integrate insights from studies of technology regarding long-term growth with questions of sustainability. Using a methodology based on long-wave theory and a sector classification based on technological characteristics, the likely effects of the three pervasive technologies (information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology) on the input-output structure of selected sectors and on the levels of emissions of industrial greenhouse gases are considered. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 267-293 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Futures |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2004 |
