TECHNOSPHERE
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3504 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences |
The growingly interconnected set of man-made artifact s
It includes for example factories, administrative buildings, schools, etc, but also mobile artifacts like vehicles and aircrafts and the network of roads, railways tracks, airfields, radio and television links , etc…needed for communication in general
The technosphere is now becoming globally integrated on the planetarylevel
It is steadily evolving under the impact of scientific discoveries and technical innovation. It is also becoming evermore dependent of a massive and permanent supply of cheap energy . Such a dependence could imply the need for deep global mutations in the long-term future
Moreover, the harmonious integration of the technosphere within the planetary ecosystem (ecosphere) is still an unresolved problem
Finally, the ever expanding technosphere generates deep economic and socio-cultural changes, many of them unforeseen and unplanned
The future evolution or final stabilization of the world technosphere remains an open issue .