Technology assessment

assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action

NASA-developed method for estimating the maturity of technologies

graphical presentation of the maturity of specific technologies

process aiming to ensure that environmental aspects are considered effectively

multi-disciplinary field of policy analysis that studies the medical, social, ethical, and economic implications of development, diffusion, and use of health technology.

research area dealing with trends in science and technology and related social developments

equates human impact on the environment

methodological quandary