Green Computing: Approach Towards Sustainable Development

Contents: 1. Green computing in society. 2. Green computing and economy. 3. Green computing in ecology. 4. Impact of ICT on sustainable development. References. Index. Green Computing Approach Towards Sustainable Development explores seminal research in Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in the dimensions of society, economy and environment. It begins with providing smart solutions with the use of ICT for achieving sustainability in society, environment and then shifts its focus on the measures for achieving sustainable development goals for environment and discuss their impact. The ICT technologies which can be used to reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions are discussed with the articles of Paris Agreement. The second chapter explains measures taken by India towards reaching the MDGs in various areas. The third chapter focuses on ICT's contribution as smart technology for environment management and protection. It provides insight of the methods to optimize the software which include algorithmic efficiency, resource allocation, virtualisation, terminal servers and their deployment in an efficient way for saving energy. The fourth chapter analyses the impact of Information Technologies and the Internet on sustainable development. It explores different green initiatives for promoting green ICT.…