Information Technology and Environmental Issues

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Information Technology and Environmental Issues

• Research for assessing and managing the
  environmental implications of the Information
  Technology (IT) revolution.
• 2001-2003 main themes
• Assessing impacts of production, use and disposal
  of IT equipment
• Climate change/energy and new business models and
  lifestyles, such as b2c e-commerce and
  telecommuting
• 2004-2005 new topics
• Information Society and Sustainable Consumption,
• IT as a tool to enhance management of air/water
  quality in developing countries.

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IT and Environmental Issues Achievements
2001-2003

• Global press coverage of in-house research
  article The 1.7 kg Microchip, including
  Science, New Scientist, Financial Times,
  WorldWatch, BBC.
• Outputs book, 7 journal articles, 12 conference
  papers/book chapters, international symposium
  held at UNU.