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Analyses the interface between environmental technologies and society, considering environmental responsibilities, values, and ethics; situates environmental technological 'solutions' within their wider sociopolitical and economic context. Students will consider the contexts of sustainability and environmental justice with respect to the futuring of technology.

Considers contemporary environmental change in the context of the fourth industrial revolution, including the development of artificial intelligence. New environmental possibilities and responsibilities are considered such as: how technologies are developed; by and for whom, and for what purpose; how they are used and their implications. These are considered within the broader political, economic, cultural and ethical contexts of environmental sociotechnologies.