Computing Research For Sustainability

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309257611
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computing Research for Sustainability written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad and growing literature describes the deep and multidisciplinary nature of the sustainability challenges faced by the United States and the world. Despite the profound technical challenges involved, sustainability is not, at its root, a technical problem, nor will merely technical solutions be sufficient. Instead, deep economic, political, and cultural adjustments will ultimately be required, along with a major, long-term commitment in each sphere to deploy the requisite technical solutions at scale. Nevertheless, technological advances and enablers have a clear role in supporting such change, and information technology (IT) is a natural bridge between technical and social solutions because it can offer improved communication and transparency for fostering the necessary economic, political, and cultural adjustments. Moreover, IT is at the heart of nearly every large-scale socioeconomic system-including systems for finance, manufacturing, and the generation and distribution of energy-and so sustainability-focused changes in those systems are inextricably linked with advances in IT. The focus of Computing Research for Sustainability is "greening through IT," the application of computing to promote sustainability broadly. The aim of this report is twofold: to shine a spotlight on areas where IT innovation and computer science (CS) research can help, and to urge the computing research community to bring its approaches and methodologies to bear on these pressing global challenges. Computing Research for Sustainability focuses on addressing medium- and long-term challenges in a way that would have significant, measurable impact. The findings and recommended principles of the Committee on Computing Research for Environmental and Societal Sustainability concern four areas: (1) the relevance of IT and CS to sustainability; (2) the value of the CS approach to problem solving, particularly as it pertains to sustainability challenges; (3) key CS research areas; and (4) strategy and pragmatic approaches for CS research on sustainability.

Author : Jörg Lässig
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319318586
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computational Sustainability written by Jörg Lässig and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book at hand gives an overview of the state of the art research in Computational Sustainability as well as case studies of different application scenarios. This covers topics such as renewable energy supply, energy storage and e-mobility, efficiency in data centers and networks, sustainable food and water supply, sustainable health, industrial production and quality, etc. The book describes computational methods and possible application scenarios.

Author : Lorenz M. Hilty
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319092286
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ICT Innovations for Sustainability written by Lorenz M. Hilty and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ICT Innovations for Sustainability is an investigation of how information and communication technology can contribute to sustainable development. It presents clear definitions of sustainability, suggesting conceptual frameworks for the positive and negative effects of ICT on sustainable development. It reviews methods of assessing the direct and indirect impact of ICT systems on energy and materials demand, and examines the results of such assessments. In addition, it investigates ICT-based approaches to supporting sustainable patterns of production and consumption, analyzing them at various levels of abstraction – from end-user devices, Internet infrastructure, user behavior, and social practices to macro-economic indicators. Combining approaches from Computer Science, Information Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Economics, and Environmental Sciences, the book presents a new, holistic perspective on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S). It is an indispensable resource for anyone working in the area of ICT for Energy Efficiency, Life Cycle Assessment of ICT, Green IT, Green Information Systems, Environmental Informatics, Energy Informatics, Sustainable HCI, or Computational Sustainability.

Author : Teresa Guarda
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030902412
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability written by Teresa Guarda and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability, ARTIIS 2021, held in La Libertad, Ecuador, in November 2021. The 53 full papers and 2 short contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from 155 submissions. The volume covers a variety of topics, such as computer systems organization, software engineering, information storage and retrieval, computing methodologies, artificial intelligence, and others. The papers are logically organized in the following thematic blocks: ​Computing Solutions; Data Intelligence; Ethics, Security, and Privacy; Sustainability.

Author : Håkan Gulliksson
Publisher : Videoiterna
ISBN 13 : 919802809X
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pervasive Computing Design for Sustainability written by Håkan Gulliksson and published by Videoiterna. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the knowledge an interaction designer should know about pervasive design for sustainability. Relevant design research is discussed and framed in a story and value based participatory approach. Sustainability is the most important design goal. This is the first message. A second message is that information technologies, and in particular pervasive computing are invaluable keys in the quest for sustainability. Thirdly there is a lack of knowledge on sustainability issues in the interaction design community. In this book a unique meta-level framework structures an extensive discussion of design for sustainability. The framework is based on a principle of justice that is complemented by circumstances for sustainability chosen from the perspective of interaction design. We suggest and present the following circumstances: limited shared resources, socio-technical components and structures, technology development, vision and reflection, cognitive and behavioural support, joint ventures and political action. Topics discussed within the circumstances include experience design, ethics, Latours’s modes of existence, design fiction, computer games, futures studies, theories for reflection and behavioural change, personal informatics, and practice theory. The convolute concludes with a number of case studies where interaction design research is summarized and studied from the perspective of sustainability. We start out with thoughts on sustainable consumption, sustainable character, and the sustainable family that gets a section each. Adding to them are annotated case studies from research on design fiction, game and performance, value based design, practice theory, multi-level perspective design and design for a sustainable society. The book is a polyphonic convolute which means that there will be some overlap in the reports from the different discourses. Development in the areas related to interaction design can be sensed by identifying the surfacing themes. In total the e-book consists of the equivalence of 530 pages excluding references and index. Håkan Gulliksson is a lecturer on Interaction technology and Sustainable design at Umeå University for more than ten years.

Author : Mohd Abdul Ahad
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030510700
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable and Energy Efficient Computing Paradigms for Society written by Mohd Abdul Ahad and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights into recent trends and innovation of technologies aiming to provide sustainable and energy efficient computing. The authors discuss approaches to provide solutions to real life societal issues and problems using sustainable and energy efficient computing approaches. The book gathers research and state of the art reviews on solutions for societal benefits by using sustainable approaches of computing. The book also intends to provide use-cases for certain real life societal problems. The book can be used by researchers of similar areas, technologists, environmentalists, educationists, research scholars and UG/PG Students as well.

Author : Sheng-Lung Peng
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811371504
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computing and Network Sustainability written by Sheng-Lung Peng and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a compilation of technical papers presented at the International Research Symposium on Computing and Network Sustainability (IRSCNS 2018) held in Goa, India on 30–31st August 2018. It covers areas such as sustainable computing and security, sustainable systems and technologies, sustainable methodologies and applications, sustainable networks applications and solutions, user-centered services and systems and mobile data management. Presenting novel and recent technologies, it is a valuable resource for researchers and industry professionals alike.

Author : H.R . Vishwakarma
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811039356
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computing and Network Sustainability written by H.R . Vishwakarma and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is compilation of technical papers presented at International Research Symposium on Computing and Network Sustainability (IRSCNS 2016) held in Goa, India on 1st and 2nd July 2016. The areas covered in the book are sustainable computing and security, sustainable systems and technologies, sustainable methodologies and applications, sustainable networks applications and solutions, user-centered services and systems and mobile data management. The novel and recent technologies presented in the book are going to be helpful for researchers and industries in their advanced works.

Author : R. Kuehr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401000336
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts written by R. Kuehr and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 policies. One conclusion is that extending the lifespan of computers (e.g. through reselling) is an environmentally and economically effective strategy that deserves more attention from governments, firms and the general public.

Author : Jennifer Dunn
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128179775
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Science Applied to Sustainability Analysis written by Jennifer Dunn and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data Science Applied to Sustainability Analysis focuses on the methodological considerations associated with applying this tool in analysis techniques such as lifecycle assessment and materials flow analysis. As sustainability analysts need examples of applications of big data techniques that are defensible and practical in sustainability analyses and that yield actionable results that can inform policy development, corporate supply chain management strategy, or non-governmental organization positions, this book helps answer underlying questions. In addition, it addresses the need of data science experts looking for routes to apply their skills and knowledge to domain areas. Presents data sources that are available for application in sustainability analyses, such as market information, environmental monitoring data, social media data and satellite imagery Includes considerations sustainability analysts must evaluate when applying big data Features case studies illustrating the application of data science in sustainability analyses