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What's the definition of a techno-fix?
by MonteQuest » Mon 08 Aug 2005, 19:12:30
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergySpin', ' ') However before we start the conversation about techno-fixes is everyone here in agreement that technofixes (generally) correspond to "hard" solutions in "wicked" problems?
Yes, this is along the lines of my thinking.
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by JohnDenver » Mon 08 Aug 2005, 22:00:38
Can we talk about a specific example?
Question: Is nuclear power a techno fix? And if so, what does that mean?
Question: Is nuclear power a techno fix? And if so, what does that mean?
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by EnergySpin » Mon 08 Aug 2005, 22:08:43
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JohnDenver', 'C')an we talk about a specific example?
Question: Is nuclear power a techno fix? And if so, what does that mean?
Question: Is nuclear power a techno fix? And if so, what does that mean?
Definitions
http://peakoil.com/post150800.html#150800
http://peakoil.com/post151012.html#151012
Examples
http://peakoil.com/post151157.html#151157
http://peakoil.com/post151226.html#151226
To answer the specific question about nuclear (note that my signature was changed just for this thread). It depends (left blank for now ...)
gg3 gave an excellent definition of "techno-fix". Ihave to agree with his position-statement which fits nicely with my professional experience, even though we use the term "video-game medicine" instead of "techno-fix".
A book by the Schumacher society (2nd link under definition) gave a 2-D classification of problems/solutions. Taking into account what gg3 said a "techno-fix" is a "hard" solution to a "wicked" problem. It is not the level of technology per se, but the inappropriate use of technology to solve problems which are either unsolvable OR are solved more efficiently with less intense technology. Refer to my hospital/.angina example for details.
Nuclear to follow
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"Nuclear power has long been to the Left what embryonic-stem-cell research is to the Right--irredeemably wrong and a signifier of moral weakness."Esquire Magazine,12/05
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by jato » Mon 08 Aug 2005, 22:13:20
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Q')uestion: Is nuclear power a techno fix? And if so, what does that mean?
I don't think so. Nuclear won't/can't (take your pick) scale to replace fossil fuels. When looked at from a realistic point of view, it is not a fix all.
However, to blindly say the nuclear power will replace fossil fuels could be labeled as a techno fix.
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