Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World - 11th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2010, St. Etienne, France, October 11-13, 2010, Proceedings (Hardcover, Edition.)

Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World Aiming to reach a sustainable world calls for a wider collaboration among multiple stakeholders from different origins, as the changes needed for sustainability exceed the capacity and capability of any individual actor. In recent years there has been a growing awareness both in the political sphere and in civil society including the bu- ness sectors, on the importance of sustainability. Therefore, this is an important and timely research issue, not only in terms of systems design but also as an effort to b- row and integrate contributions from different disciplines when designing and/or g- erning those systems. The discipline of collaborative networks especially, which has already emerged in many application sectors, shall play a key role in the implemen- tion of effective sustainability strategies. PRO-VE 2010 focused on sharing knowledge and experiences as well as identi- ing directions for further research and development in this area. The conference - dressed models, infrastructures, support tools, and governance principles developed for collaborative networks, as important resources to support multi-stakeholder s- tainable developments. Furthermore, the challenges of this theme open new research directions for CNs. PRO-VE 2010 held in St.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 336
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Luis M. Camarinha-Matos • Xavier Boucher • Hamideh Afsarmanesh
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	783
Edition:	Edition.
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-15960-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Coding theory & cryptology Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Internet > Network computers Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Impact of computing & IT on society Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Databases > General Promotions
LSN:	3-642-15960-5
Barcode:	9783642159602

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