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ENST 406 Seminar Final Project: An Analysis Daniel Day Professor Brian Pedersen, ENST 406 December 6, 2016
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
