LEADER 04607oam 2200673M 450 001 9910779656003321 005 20230126203312.0 010 $a1-351-28202-6 010 $a1-351-28203-4 010 $a1-351-28204-2 010 $a1-909493-26-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351282048 035 $a(CKB)2550000001040309 035 $a(EBL)1741755 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101073 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11633173 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101073 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11068521 035 $a(PQKB)11629916 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1741755 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1741755 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650066 035 $a(OCoLC)654493841 035 $a(OCoLC)1069711336 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1069711336 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781351282048 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001040309 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Ecology of the New Economy $eSustainable Transformation of Global Information, Communications and Electronics Industries /$feditors, Roome, Nigel 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cTaylor and Francis,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (284 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-874719-47-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Sustainability challenges and implications of a global information economy -- pt. 2. E-business strategies for a sustainable world -- pt. 3. Old-economy concerns in a new-economy world. 330 2 $a"A "revolution" is taking place in the development of global information and communications technologies. In slightly more than a decade, the World Wide Web has gone from the idea of an obscure English scientist to a consumer-oriented technology system with an expected one billion users by 2005. The technologies that enable this to happen are advancing rapidly, which is leading to both an unprecedented number of start-up companies and a host of innovative new alliances between companies.? The growth has been so rapid and unexpected that little research and analysis has yet been done on what impact this transformation has had or will have on the ability of companies to meet the global sustainability challenge.? As environmental strategy has traditionally been portrayed in terms of risk cutting and resource efficiency, there is a danger that critical business issues such as information technology, R&D and e-commerce development are examined in isolation from the wider sustainable business perspective.? An important objective of the book is to explore, document and raise awareness of sustainability concerns arising from the emerging global information economy. The information economy is defined in the broadest sense possible, including software, hardware, telecommunication - traditional and wireless - and advanced communication technologies.? Some of the key issues and questions that are examined include:Case studies on how and to what degree sustainability concerns are being integrated into the business model of electronic, telecommunication and dot.com firms.The relationship between the diffusion of information and communication technologies and the energy and resource intensity of companies.The role of information and communication technologies in the shaping of policies for sustainability, its impacts on sustainable or unsustainable lifestyles and its implications for the interaction between companies and other actors.Corporations and the global digital divide.The Ecology of the New Economy will be of interest to academics, governments, businesses, and non-governmental groups who are trying to understand the linkages and relationship between the two of our greatest global challenges: the information revolution and environmental sustainability."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aHigh technology industries 606 $aSocial responsibility of business 606 $aSustainable development 606 $aInformation technology$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aHigh technology industries. 615 0$aSocial responsibility of business. 615 0$aSustainable development. 615 0$aInformation technology$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a658.5/14 700 $aPark$b Jacob$01540642 702 $aRoome$b Nigel 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779656003321 996 $aThe Ecology of the New Economy$93792416 997 $aUNINA