DocumentCode
1056860
Title
Understanding Mobile Phone Situated Sustainability: The Influence of Local Constraints and Practices on Transferability
Author
Huang, Elaine M. ; Yatani, Koji ; Truong, Khai N. ; Kientz, Julie A. ; Patel, Shwetak N.
Volume
8
Issue
1
fYear
2009
Firstpage
46
Lastpage
53
Abstract
Consumers discard roughly 125 million mobile phones into landfills every year. The authors explore how local and community factors affect mobile phone sustainability.
Keywords
mobile handsets; sustainable development; local constraints; mobile phone; situated sustainability; Batteries; Cadmium; Educational programs; Educational technology; Life estimation; Mobile handsets; Pervasive computing; Protection; Recycling; Subscriptions; Human-Computer Interaction; mobile phones; pervasive computing; qualitative studies; sustainable design;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1268
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPRV.2009.19
Filename
4736478
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