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Computers and the Environment
. Ed(S): Kuehr, Ruediger (United Nations University, Zero Emissions Forum, European Focal Point, Hamburg, Germany); Williams, Eric (United Nations Un
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Paperback. Addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government policies. Editor(s): Kuehr, Ruediger (United Nations University, Zero Emissions Forum, European Focal Point, Hamburg, Germany); Williams, Eric (United Nations University, Environmental and Sustainable Development Programme, Tokyo, Japan). Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 523.
Personal computers have made life convenient in many ways, but what about their impacts on the environment due to production, use and disposal? Manufacturing computers requires prodigious quantities of fossil fuels, toxic chemicals and water. Rapid improvements in performance mean we often buy a new machine every 1-3 years, which adds up to mountains of waste computers. How should societies respond to manage these environmental impacts?
This volume addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government ... Read more
Personal computers have made life convenient in many ways, but what about their impacts on the environment due to production, use and disposal? Manufacturing computers requires prodigious quantities of fossil fuels, toxic chemicals and water. Rapid improvements in performance mean we often buy a new machine every 1-3 years, which adds up to mountains of waste computers. How should societies respond to manage these environmental impacts?
This volume addresses the environmental impacts and management of computers through a set of analyses on issues ranging from environmental assessment, technologies for recycling, consumer behaviour, strategies of computer manufacturing firms, and government ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
Series
Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402016806
SKU
V9781402016806
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Ref
99-15
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