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Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
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Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, 14
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Personal computers have made life convenient in many ways, but what
about their impacts on the environment due to production, use and
disposal? Manufacturing computers requires prodigious quantities of
fossil fuels, toxic chemicals and water. Rapid improvements in
performance mean we often buy a new machine every 1-3 years, which
adds up to mountains of waste computers. How should societies
respond to manage these environmental impacts?
This volume addresses the environmental impacts and management of
computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from
environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer
behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and
government policies. One conclusion is that extending the lifespan
of computers (e.g. through reselling) is an environmentally and
economically effective strategy that deserves more attention from
governments, firms and the general public.
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