SLOW-TECH: MANIFESTO FOR AN OVER-WOUND WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 00970008B27911
English Summary/英文概要： The modern world has put its faith in high-tech processes that has left it weakened and ill-equipped to withstand catastrophe. "Slow-Tech" argues for a world with greater robustness, something that is possible in surprisingly simple ways. A sailor crossing the Atlantic in a small yacht would want to minimize excess baggage. But it would be unthinkable not to carry more fresh water than seemed necessary, to survive unexpected calms or storms. Yet the imperative of profit, especially over the last century, has driven modernity towards ’lean, mean’ strategies in every area of life; squeezing waste out of commercial, technological and environmental systems may make money in the short term, but is our highly geared, highly strung way of life sustainable?
Andrew Price, sailor, explorer and environmental scientist at the University of Warwick argues that in the long-term, spare capacity actually pays. From the destruction of New Orleans to the loss of the world’s fish-stocks and intractable problems such as MRSA, "Slow-Tech" demonstrates how the reckless pursuit of efficiency and cost-effectiveness frequently backfires. It makes the case for robustness as an equally important measure of performance in fields as diverse as healthcare, military operations and engineering.
Unexpected and counter-intuitive yet convincing and timely, "Slow-Tech" offers an alternative vision for life in the twenty-first century - a rounded vision of balance and robustness that would be healthier for the planet - and healthier for us.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一昧追求高科技與效率，有時只會帶來反效果 你以為賣掉2年的賓士舊車去買更新更省油的Toyota新款汽車，就是有效率就是更愛地球？！ 其實多賣一台舊車換新車，等於世界上多了一個工業製造品，未來多了一個廢棄物。
深信高科技的現代社會已經讓世界更脆弱更經不起大自然的反撲。過度追求新的科技，過度講究效率反而讓環境變得更脆弱。有時讓世界更強壯的方式反而是出乎意料地簡單。
《慢-科技》一書是關於如何讓世界更強壯，應該重新回過頭好好思考那些過去曾被我們視為缺乏效率而揚棄的觀點或因相信精密計算而視為不需要的備用方案。如汽車的設計上，過去常見的備用系統（如三種運送油至引擎的方式）也被視為多餘，反而現在車子只要出了一點毛病就只能等待拖吊救援。
作者透過許多事例，如世界魚量的減少、卡翠納颶風、超級病菌MRSA等說明過度執著成本效能分析將帶來不可預期的後果。近年來美國最慘烈的自然悲劇，卡翠納颶風橫掃紐澳良，若當時紐澳良採用荷蘭自1953年以來高度謹慎的海岸防禦方式（可承受海浪衝擊上萬年的防洪大柵），那紐澳良也許可倖免於難。
此書提供了21世紀一個平衡、全面的觀點，讓環境與個人都能更健康！！(VC)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Dr Andrew Price is Reader in Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick. In addition, he is an advisor and consultant to governments, UN agencies, other international organisations and industry on marine and environmental issues. He is a fellow of the Linnean Society.
Andrew Price英國 University of Warwick生物科學系的生態專家。政府、聯合國組織、其他國際組織與企業的環境議題顧問。目前是研究生物分類學協會《倫敦林奈學會》（Linnean Society）的研究員。
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