Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are contributing
both to environmental problems and to their solution. Will ICT
producers, users and recyclers be the major polluters of tomorrow,
or will 'Green IT' and a dematerialized information society save
the climate? This book provides an in-depth analysis of the
relationship between ICT and sustainable development, culminating
in 15 recommendations - to producers, users and political decision
makers - which show the way to a sustainable information
society.Keywords: Information Technology, Environment, Sustainable
Development, Environmental Informatics, Green IT, Green Computing,
Data Centers, Energy Efficiency, Resource Productivity,
Dematerialization, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), E-waste, Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Recycling,
Technological Complexity, Critical Information Infrastructure, Open
Standards, Rebound Effect.
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