Application of information infrastructure theory has resulted in rich descriptions of politically and technically complex and usually quite large information systems. Although such insights have been used for developing and testing prescriptive information infrastructure design theory, action research using information infrastructure design theory seems less victorious that one might perhaps ha...

Since James Carroll (1971) made a strong case for "participatory technology", scientists, engineers, policy-makers and the public at large have seen quite a number of different approaches to design and implement participatory processes in technology assessment and technology policy. As these participatory experiments and practices spread over the last two decades, one could easily get the impre...

in recent years, fashion has been introduced as a prominent taste which is imposed by owners of this industry to the society. recently change of consumption patterns have been increased rapidly, while changes in fashion industry has also changed industries and economies of these countries as well. through changes in global relationships and structures, omitting industrial concentrated productio...

At my institution, the EcoCampus committee is charged with developing approaches to promote sustainable behavior on campus, specifically behaviors that will reduce the campus’s net carbon emissions. Approaches that provide new opportunities, such as coordinating a campus rummage sale to reduce end-of-year trash disposal and start-of-year purchases, have met with great success. More direct appro...