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Informative and thought-provoking, each essay describes how research and development are organised in a given region or group of countries and identifies and discusses emerging trends in research and science education, including region- or country-specific issues. Also available in French.
Contents
Introductory essay - the case for scientific literacy; status of world science. Part 1 Contemporary issues: the ethics of science - between humanism and modernity; megascience; geoscience and the environment - understanding human impacts on natural processes; land degradation; biodiversity; biotechnology and development; information technology; materials science and engineering; the gender dimension of science and technology.
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