概括
美国加热,制冷和空调工程师协会 (ASHRAE) 表现出对科学的怀疑,推迟了对臭氧危机的反应. 职业身份影响了他们对CFC排放环境政策变化的抵制.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 科学和技术的历史 科学和技术的历史
- 工程政策 工程政策
背景情况:
- 20世纪70年代的臭氧危机带来了重大的环境挑战.
- 美国供暖,制冷和空调工程师协会 (ASHRAE) 在科学上有能力解决臭氧层的损失问题.
- 科学的怀疑在20世纪阻碍了对环境问题的及时反应.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查美国加热,制冷和空调工程师协会 (ASHRAE) 对20世纪70年代臭氧危机的反应.
- 突出科学怀疑在延迟环境政策行动中的作用.
- 探索专业身份如何影响技术和环境政策决策.
主要方法:
- 关于ASHRAE与臭氧层消耗问题的历史分析.
- 检查ASHRAE关于化碳 (CFC) 排放的言论和政策立场.
- 在专业工程社区中对科学怀疑的案例研究.
主要成果:
- 阿什雷十多年来一直抵制有关CFC排放的监管变化.
- 该组织将环境问题作为对工程和美国技术主导地位的攻击.
- 即使在行业承认对环境的破坏和杜邦等公司采用控制措施之后,这种怀疑仍然存在.
结论:
- 在科学知识博的社区中,对科学的怀疑可能会阻碍有效的环境反应.
- 职业身份在塑造ASHRAE对环境政策的抵制方面发挥了重要作用.
- 了解这些动态对于应对未来环境和技术政策挑战至关重要.
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