DocumentCode
831537
Title
Some Computer Science Issues in Creating a Sustainable World
Author
Mankoff, Jennifer ; Kravets, Robin ; Blevis, Eli
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Volume
41
Issue
8
fYear
2008
Firstpage
102
Lastpage
105
Abstract
Computer scientists have a role to play in combating global climate change. Global climate change is one of the most pressing problems of our time. Government agencies, universities, and businesses are starting to step up and invest in research, but even more change is needed, ranging from standards and policies to research innovations and new businesses.
Keywords
climatology; geophysics computing; sustainable development; computer science issue; energy-efficient sustainable world; global climate change; Carbon dioxide; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer science; Costs; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Hardware; Media Access Protocol; Routing protocols; climate science; computational energy; invisible computing; sustainability;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2008.307
Filename
4597152
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