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"Our global society has undergone a paradigm shift from environmental protection towards sustainability. To achieve reliable and robust results when assessing sustainability it is vital to apply the principles of comprehensiveness and life cycle perspective. This is where life c…
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This book is the first of its kind in presenting comprehensive technical issues and solutions for rapidly growing Green IT.¡ It brings together in a single volume both green communications and green computing under the theme of Green IT, and presents exciting research and develo…
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Innovation is key to green growth. It helps decouple growth from natural capital depletion and contributes to economic growth and job creation. Business is the driver of innovation, but governments need to provide clear and stable market signals, e.g. through carbon pricing. Thi…
Upending the environmentalist viewpoint that urban areas are "anti-green, " New Yorker staff writer David Owen argues that sustainability is achieved in areas like New York City, while open space, backyard compost heaps, locavorism and high-tech gadgetry like solar panels and tr…