The Sustainable Network / Sorensen, Sarah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorensen, Sarah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks--Environmental aspects.

Computer networks.

Digital communications--Environmental aspects.

Digital communications.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Companies with a stake in the technology industry or that have staked on the Internet (ala Google or Amazon or any of the thousands of small ecommerce companies around the world) are likely to pluck multiple nuggets of wisdom from her book." -- Heather Clancy, business journalist What technologies do we need to solve the complex environmental, economic, social, and political challenges facing us today? As this thought-provoking book reveals, one tool for enacting change is already at our fingertips: the global network. Consider the private domains of companies, governments, and institutions along with the public Internet: we have an immense communications network that connects billions of people in ways we never thought possible. In this book, author Sarah Sorensen clearly demonstrates why this network is the best sustainable technology available to help us tackle a wide range of problems. If each of us represents a node on this network, then it's time we realize the potential we hold. The Sustainable Network is a call to action, urging individuals, governments, markets, and organizations to put the power of this network to good use. Discover how the sustainable network connects us all, with examples of how it's already effecting change Understand how this network magnifies the impact of even the smallest change and newest idea Explore the role that various market and political forces play Learn how the network can be improved to better address environmental, economic, and social conditions Get practical advice that you or your business can follow now

Contents:

I am a node

What is the network: how does it work?

Green by accident

What makes the network sustainable?

Broadband: what is it?

Can the Internet hit a wall?

Mobile me

Take it with you

Network's green factor

Carbon footprints

Net efficiencies: maximizing resources while minimizing waste

What's so smart about a energy grid?

Dematerialization

Detravelization

What is the network: how is telecommuting enabled?

Pushing the boundaries

Data center

Energy efficiency measurement

Doing good by doing right

Is broadband really that important?

Sustainable providers

Net neutrality

Tearing down economic boundaries

Information is king

Evolution

Network time

Political sustainability

Rocking the vote

Right to network usage

Challenges of the networked world

Network defenses depend on how traffic is sent

I am on the net, therefore I am vulnerable

Antisocial network engineering

Protect the net

Last best place to attack: your mobile

Government's role in protecting the network's integrity

21st-Century warfare: cyberattacks

Social sustainability

Health net

Not by accident: social networking

Our relationship with the network.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; Title from title page (viewed October 20, 2009)

OCLC:

535583513