EAN: 9783319092270

ICT INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY KARTONIERT (TB)

ICT Innovations for Sustainability is an investigation of how information and communication
technology can contribute to sustainable development. It presents clear definitions of
sustainability  suggesting conceptual frameworks for the positive and negative effects of ICT
on sustainable development. It reviews methods of assessing the direct and indirect impact of
ICT systems on energy and materials demand  and examines the results of such assessments. In
addition  it investigates ICT-based approaches to supporting sustainable patterns of production
and consumption  analyzing them at various levels of abstraction - from end-user devices 
Internet infrastructure  user behavior  and social practices to macro-economic indicators.
Combining approaches from Computer Science  Information Systems  Human-Computer Interaction 
Economics  and Environmental Sciences  the book presents a new  holistic perspective on ICT for
Sustainability (ICT4S). It is an indispensable resource for anyone working in the area of ICT
for Energy Efficiency  Life Cycle Assessment of ICT  Green IT  Green Information Systems 
Environmental Informatics  Energy Informatics  Sustainable HCI  or Computational
Sustainability.

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