Title :
Information and communications technologies and sustainability
Author :
Matthews, H. Scott
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Information and communications technologies are a double-edged sword, allowing us to better manage systems such as the environment and energy use. However ICTs are also very resource intensive. The net effect is unclear. In this paper, the major issues related to the life cycle energy and environmental components of ICT are presented. Issues discussed include impacts from manufacturing, using, and disposing of ICT and ICT systems, including e-commerce purchases, wired and wireless communications.
Keywords :
electronic commerce; energy conservation; environmental management; information technology; life cycle costing; sustainable development; telecommunication; ICT systems; communications technologies; e-commerce purchases; energy use; environment; information technologies; life cycle energy; manufacturing; sustainability; wired communications; wireless communications; Bandwidth; Communications technology; Marketing and sales; Personal digital assistants; Portable computers; Power engineering and energy; Production; Telecommunication computing; Telephony; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2003. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7952-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2003.1244666
