03150nam 2200649Ia 450 991082592610332120230207231008.01-282-47961-X97866124796180-7591-1933-3(CKB)2520000000007159(EBL)480081(OCoLC)656846702(SSID)ssj0000414625(PQKBManifestationID)12147847(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414625(PQKBWorkID)10393984(PQKB)10893446(MiAaPQ)EBC480081(Au-PeEL)EBL480081(CaPaEBR)ebr10361484(CaONFJC)MIL247961(EXLCZ)99252000000000715920090702d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrComputing our way to paradise?[electronic resource] the role of internet and communication technologies in sustainable consumption and globalization /Robert RattleLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefieldc20101 online resource (247 p.)Globalization and the EnvironmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-7591-0948-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 LinkChapter 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 AuthorComputing 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.Globalization and the EnvironmentInternetSocial aspectsSustainable developmentInformation technologySocial aspectsInternetSocial aspects.Sustainable development.Information technologySocial aspects.303.48/33303.4833333.720285Rattle Robert1693582MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825926103321Computing our way to paradise4071482UNINA