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Constructive Technology Assessment and Socio-Technical Scenarios

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Rip, A., Kulve, H.t. (2008). Constructive Technology Assessment and Socio-Technical Scenarios. In: Fisher, E., Selin, C., Wetmore, J.M. (eds) Presenting Futures. The Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8416-4_4

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