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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 improvementsin 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.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning The environment Pollution & threats to the environment

• Pełny tytuł: Computers and the Environment: Understanding and Managing their Impacts
• Autor: Ruediger Kuehr, Eric Williams
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 285
• EAN: 9781402016806
• ISBN: 1402016808
• ID: 01415478
• Wydawca: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Waga: 523 g
• Wymiary: 240 × 160 × 17 mm
• Data wydania: 15. September 2007

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