Bøger af Matthew Cotton

This book examines the ethics of virtual reality (VR) technologies. This book critically assesses the use of VR for empathy arousal and pro-social behaviour change, culminating in the development of a VR "ethical tool" - a device to facilitate reflective ethical judgement.

This book presents a practical participatory process called 'reflective ethical mapping' which maximizes the potential for non-specialists to engage in debates on the ethics of controversial technologies such as nuclear power and genetically modified foods.

This book maps the development of shale gas in multiple democratic governance systems: the US, Canada, Australia, UK, Germany and Poland. Overall, the book proposes a systemic, participatory, community led approach required to achieve a form of legitimacy that allows communities to derive social priorities by a process of community visioning.