choice 287
nature of technology 125 perception of reality 287 sphere 334 talk 298 purpose 22, 24, 32, 218
R
rationality 39 regulations, zoning 281 regulative framework 79 regulatory agencies 276 reliability 124 renderings 290 representation politics of 288 technology of 288 responsibility 45, 86, 168 Ricoeur, Paul 216 risk
acceptability of 119 burden of proof 125 rivalry 135 robot 143
affective design 149, 152 design 143
sociable 152 therapy 151 Rogers, Isaiah 275
S
safety 78, 289
science and technology studies 8, 63,
105, 110 SCOT 63, 111 self-organization 241 serendipity 42 Singer, E. A. 223 smart environments 176 social psychology 148 Social Systems Design 233, 242 socio-technical system 2, 9, 234, 237, 260 design 237 soft system 242 software 162
engineering 163 species 187, 192 sprawl 330 star architect 7, 289
structure-preserving transformation 282
STS 8, 63, 105, 110
sublime 342
sustainability 78
system 217
artifactual 262 engineering 8, 219 function 28, 34 human 262 natural 261 social 233, 242
socio-technical 2, 9, 234, 237, 260 soft 242
T
tacit knowledge 123 technical code 115 culture 120 element 113 Technical Object 210 technofantasy 55 technological change 61 technological determinism 250 technological development 247, 306 discourse on 248 evolutionary metaphor 306 hybrid metaphor 306 revolutionary metaphor 306
technological drift 250 technological expert 287 technology
multistable possibilities 54 of representation 288 terminator-genes 135 testimonial evidence 46 Thompson, E. P. 132 transhumanism 211 Trist, E. 260 trust 88
type fixation 236, 238 type-token distinction 27
U
ubiquitous computing 176 ultrasound 94 uncanniness 175 uncanny valley 148, 155 uncertainty, assessment of 127 underdetermination 33 unintended results 127 urban design 9, 333, 349 and architecture 333 usability 302 use plan 26, 38 using 22, 25, 39, 301 creative 41 impoper 42 utopia 333
V
vagueness, metaphysical 29 values infrastructure 265 Van der Rohe, Ludwig Mies 6 Vaughan, Diane 121 Vickers, Sir Geoffrey 262 Vincenti, W. G. 79 Vitruvius 319
W
Weber, Max 177 welfare 289 Wetmore, Jameson 12 whistle blowing 5, 13 wilderness 341 Winner, Langdon 92, 137
Z
zoning regulations 281