Langbeschreibung
The authors have assembled an eight-step functional strategy for conducting technology assessments. The steps are set within a framework that embodies the three key elements of all assessments: technology description and alternative projection of the technology into the future; impact analysis and comparison; and policy analysis.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Author's Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Three Functional Elements of Technology Assessment -- The Six Cross-Cutting Concerns -- Categories of Technology Assessment and Their Effect on Strategy Emphasis -- Observations on the Practical Difficulties of Technology Assessment -- Summary and Recommendations -- Primary and Secondary Source Technology Assessments