Koronawirus, technika i koniec świata, jaki znamy

• Autorzy: Pawłowski Artur

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15199/17.2021.1-2.3

Warianty tytułu

EN

Coronavirus, Technology and the End of the World as We Know it

• Języki publikacji: PL

Abstrakty

PL

Koronawirus zmienił świat. Czy zmienił też nauki techniczne? Czy w obliczu pandemii są one jeszcze potrzebne? Odpowiedź jest jednoznacznie pozytywna. Główne wyzwania naszego świata, takie jak zmiany klimatyczne, są nadal aktualne. Poza tym trafiając na kwarantannę, cały czas mamy dostęp do czystej wody i energii elektrycznej. Nowe inwestycje w odnawialne źródła energii także nie zostały wstrzymane. Covid-19 nie przyniesie ze sobą końca świata jako takiego, ale nastąpi koniec świata, jaki znamy. Niektóre sektory gospodarki, w szczególności sektor usług, turystyka i transport, mogą przestać istnieć lub czeka je głęboka recesja. Oznacza to gigantyczny kryzys ekonomiczny o niespotykanej dotąd skali, wykraczający daleko poza gospodarkę i rynek pracy.

EN

Covid-19 changed the world. Has technical science changed as well? Do we need them during pandemic? The answer is clearly positive. The main challenges of our world, such as climate change, are still relevant today. In addition, during quarantine still we need access to water and electricity. New investments in renewable energy sources have also not stopped. Covid-19 will not bring the end of the world as such, but the end of the world as we know it. Certain sectors of the economy, in particular the service sector, tourism and transport, may cease to exist or face a deep recession. This means a gigantic economic crisis of an unprecedented scale, going beyond the economy and the labour market.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

koronawirus; technika; inżynieria środowiska; kryzys globalny

EN

COVID-19; technology; environmental engineering; global crisis

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT
• Czasopismo: Gaz, Woda i Technika Sanitarna
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Nr 1-2
• Strony: 13--18
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Pawłowski Artur

• Politechnika Lubelska, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska, ul. Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8764-1534

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).