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ENST 406 Seminar Final Project: An Analysis

Daniel DayProfessor Brian Pedersen, ENST 406

December 6, 2016

The Books

American:23, 68%

International: 11, 32%

Author Nationality

Male:21, 62%

Female:13, 38%

Author Gender

1970:First Earth Day

1962: Silent Spring

1920s:First Sci-Fi

in magazines

1989:End of Nature

The Tags

Tag Totals

technology 89human-earth mindset 79human-human 71materialism 62social order 56food 44education 37infrastructure and design 27population 25economics 23housing 22health 14land use 14recreation 14

577

52%

The Ideas

9

60

37

23

129

80

19

3439

172

0

40

80

120

160

Technology Human-earth Human-human Materialism Totals

Small vs. Big Ideas Among Top Four Tags

# of Small Ideas # of Big Ideas

58% big42% small

Expectations

Technology Human-earth

Publication Year Publication Year

41 48 27 52

9

60

37

23

129

80

19

3439

172

0

40

80

120

160

Technology Human-earth Human-human Materialism Totals

Small vs. Big Ideas Among Top Four Tags

# of Small Ideas # of Big Ideas

Final Thoughts

• Perception 1: science can only answer questions with big technological change

• Perception 2: addressing environmental issues requires big structural/political change

• Message: as these novels suggest, perhaps individual action is the most valuable approach for leading a more sustainable future

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