The True Cost of Technology
Author(s): Mary Colson
Who makes the technology we use every day in school and at home? What are the working conditions like for people who form part of the supply chain for the world's technology industry? This book looks at the impact our use of technology has on our lives and on the environment and asks how we can improve our lives and those of others with the things we buy.
Product Information
Mary Colson has written and edited books for children and young adults.
Purchasing power World wide web Raw materials In a sweat about sweatshops The supply chain Replacing people? PC means poor conditions? Computer children Working women's rights Eat, work, sleep: life in a sweatshop compound Migrant workers Waste matters Designed to dump? Eco-electronics Techno-addicts Living online High-tech health matters Campaigning for change Small steps to big change Are you going to buy it? Techno-world map Glossary Index
General Fields
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- : Hachette Children's Books
- : Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
- : 0.35
- : 31 March 2013
- : 256mm X 197mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 July 2013
- : books
Special Fields
- : Mary Colson
- : Hardback
- : 600
- : 48
