Title :
Impact of spread of information communications technology on lifestyle change
Author :
Nakamura, Jiro ; Origuchi, Takeshi ; Honjo, Katsuhiko ; Takahashi, Kazue Ichino ; Tanaka, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Inf. Sharing Lab. Group, NTT Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In this study the impact of information communications technology (ICT) on lifestyle changes are analysed between the years 2000 and 2010 from three view points namely energy efficiency, increased leisure time and cost reduction. The impact of ICT on lifestyle changes and its effect on energy consumption are analyzed using a microscopic model. It was clarified that lifestyle change, including introduction of teleworking and e-commerce could result in lower energy consumption under a given model.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences; cost reduction; electronic commerce; energy conservation; information technology; social aspects of automation; teleworking; cost reduction; e-commerce; energy consumption; energy efficiency; information communications technology; leisure time; lifestyle changes; microscopic model; teleworking; Behavioral science; Energy conservation; Information technology; Technology social factors; Teleworking;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2003. EcoDesign '03. 2003 3rd International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8590-x
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.2003.1322730
