Society's Use Of Energy And Technology Is At The Heart Of Many Of The Most Significant Environmental Problems Of Recent Years, But New Technology Can Offer Solutions. Elliott Examines The Interactions Between Technology, Society And The Environment. Pt. 1. Environmental Problems -- 1. Technology And Society -- 2. Energy And Environment -- 3. Sustainable Technology -- Pt. 2. Sustainable Technology -- 4. Greening Technology -- 5. The Nuclear Alternative -- 6. A Nuclear Renaissance? -- 7. Renewable Energy -- 8. Renewables Worldwide -- 9. Sustainable Energy Strategy -- Pt. 3. Problems Of Implementation -- 10. Getting Started: Institutional Obstacles -- 11. Keeping Going: Deployment Problems -- 12. Case Study: Public Reactions To Wind Farms In The Uk -- 13. Public Acceptance: The Need For Negotiation -- Pt. 4. Sustainable Society -- 14. Sustainable Development -- 15. The Global Perspective -- 16. The Sustainable Future -- 17. Conclusions: The Way Ahead? -- App. I. Exploratory Questions -- App. Ii. Contacts. David Elliott. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 325-338) And Index.