Information Technology and Sustainability

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are contributing both to environmental problems and to their solution. Will ICT producers users and recyclers be the major polluters of tomorrow or will 'Green IT' and a dematerialized information society save the climate? This book provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between ICT and sustainable development culminating in 15 recommendations - to producers users and political decision makers - which show the way to a sustainable information society.Keywords: Information Technology Environment Sustainable Development Environmental Informatics Green IT Green Computing Data Centers Energy Efficiency Resource Productivity Dematerialization Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) E-waste Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recycling Technological Complexity Critical Information Infrastructure Open Standards Rebound Effect.