Ways of Living

Ways of Living, from the SISCON series looks at the interaction between people and their environment and the effects of science and technology on the way we live and think.

Chapters in this booklet are:

• Technology in the Stars? - Prehistoric Britain, Babylonian astronomy

• Thinking in the Ancient way - Predictions and omens, Sympathetic magic, Astrology, How different is out attitude to nature?

• Science for modern times - Society becomes industrialised, What is ecology?, Cutting the foerst and clearing the land, Crops and pesticides, An alternative way with pests, Fertilisers

• Looking after our water - Sewage and the water supply, Industry and water

• Looking after our air - Smog and the Clean Air Act, Sulphur dioxide the acid gas, Danger from car fumes, The case of carbon dioxide

• Where are we now? - Mineral and fuel resources, Recycling problems, Homes in the crowded city, The impact of new technologies

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