IT for a Greener Planet [Guest editors´ introduction]

Author

Murugesan, Sugumar ; Laplante, P.A.

Author_Institution

BRITE Prof. Services, Univ. of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Volume

13

Issue

1

fYear

2011

Firstpage

16

Lastpage

18

Abstract

An increased awareness of the harmful effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, new stringent environmental legislation, concerns about electronic waste disposal practices, and corporate image concerns are pushing businesses and individuals to go green. IT has fundamentally altered our work and life and improved our productivity, economy, and social well-being. Going forward, IT now has a new role to play-helping to create a greener, more sustainable environment while offering economic benefits.

Keywords

air pollution; environmental economics; environmental legislation; production engineering computing; productivity; sustainable development; waste disposal; economic benefits; electronic waste disposal practices; environmental legislation; greenhouse gas emissions; harmful effects; productivity; sustainable environment; Design methodology; Green design; Green products; Special issues and sections; Sustainable development; Green IT; environmental sustainability; green computing; information technology; sustainable computing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

IT Professional

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1520-9202

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MITP.2011.9

Filename

5708281