Technology for Smart Futures

This book explores the nexus of Sustainability and Information Communication Technologies that are rapidly changing the way we live, learn, and do business. The monumental amount of energy required to power the Zeta byte of data traveling across the globe's billions of computers and mobile phon...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dastbaz, Mohammad (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Arabnia, Hamid (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Akhgar, Babak (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book explores the nexus of Sustainability and Information Communication Technologies that are rapidly changing the way we live, learn, and do business. The monumental amount of energy required to power the Zeta byte of data traveling across the globe's billions of computers and mobile phones daily cannot be overstated. This ground-breaking reference examines the possibility that our evolving technologies may enable us to mitigate our global energy crisis, rather than adding to it. By connecting concepts and trends such as smart homes, big data, and the internet of things with their applications to sustainability, the authors suggest that emerging and ubiquitous technologies embedded in our daily lives may rightfully be considered as enabling solutions for our future sustainable development.
Physical Description:XXIV, 363 p. 101 illus., 92 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319601373
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-60137-3