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: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592. . 2003. Hardback. . . . .

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Title: Computers and the Environment
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1402016794
ISBN 13: 9781402016790
Binding: Hardcover
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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 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.

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