Computing our way to paradise? : the role of internet and communication technologies in sustainable consumption and globalization / Robert Rattle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rattle, Robert.

Series:

Globalization and the Environment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet.

Sustainable development.

Information technology--Social aspects.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Computing Our Way to Paradise? challenges key assumptions concerning the role of Internet and communication technologies in globalization processes. The author argues that while globalization is predicated upon a strong, extensive, and interconnected network of products, processes, and services, the real environmental and health benefits remain far from certain.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. ICTs and Globalization: Asking Important Questions; Chapter 2. The Poverty of Affluence: Sustainable Consumption and Global Environmental Change; Chapter 3. Virtual Morality: Globalization, ICTs, and Sustainable Consumption; Chapter 4. Lulled to Complacency: ICTs and Energy and Materials Consumption; Chapter 5. The Efficiency Paradox: Intensity and Consumption; Chapter 6. From Social Meanings to Global Conformity: ICTs and the Global Commons; Chapter 7. Pathological Tendencies: The Health Link

Chapter 8. Incantations and ICTs: A Global Ideological PervasionChapter 9. Redefining Reality, Transforming Values; Chapter 10. Global Transformations: Serious Considerations and Promising Opportunities; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

1-282-47961-X

9786612479618

0-7591-1933-3

OCLC:

656846702