End of Technology

Peter Denton Ph.D., is Adjunct Associate Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada, where he specializes in technology, warfare and society. Previously an instructor in Technical Communication/Ethics and Sustainability at Red River College Polytechnic, he currently teaches in the Price Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba. He holds five degrees, and is the author or editor of various articles and nine books, including Technology and Sustainability (2014).From 2013 to 2016, he was elected one of two Major Groups and Stakeholders Regional Representatives for North America to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). He was also elected Rapporteur for the Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder Consultation in Berlin (2014) that established the parameters for UNEP’s Global Environmental Outlook 6 (GEO 6).

• PrefaceIntroductionCHAPTER 1 Technology is in Our HeadsCHAPTER 2 Technology by ChoiceCHAPTER 3 Reverse EngineeringCHAPTER 4 Problems in System DesignCHAPTER 5 System Design SolutionsCHAPTER 6 The Story of ProgressCHAPTER 7 The End of TechnologyBookshelfIndex

“These reflections on technology should stimulate your thinking about the crucial questions of our day.”- Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org“Peter Denton draws engineers to critically examine why we do what we do, and the questions to which engineering asserts its claim – but also holds the responsibility – to answer.”- Marcia Friesen, P.Eng., Ph.D., Dean, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba“Denton’s The End of Technology is a careful but passionate book full of good sense about a subject that we all need to understand deeply. It is perfect for STEM students and faculties, but, really, it is a book for all of us. I love this book.”- James Gustave Speth, former Dean, Yale School of the Environment“This is the most important book on technology and sustainability since David Dickson’s The Politics of Technology and E.F. Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful.”- Dr. Sal Restivo, author of The Age of the Social“Peter Denton encourages us to step back from looking at the problems of climate change and a lack of sustainability with sorrow and regret, and to make choices as individuals that can make a real difference.”- John Craynon, Ph.D., PE, Teaching Assistant Professor, Mining Engineering, West Virginia University“This is a book that deserves a wide readership.”- John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology“This book will inspire readers to reconnect with their humanity and take care of each other and Mother Nature so that, together, we can create a sustainable future for all.”- Kehkashan Basu, MSM, Founder-President, Green Hope Foundation