Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 125 mm x 191 mm, Gewicht: 187 g
Reihe: Digital Futures
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 125 mm x 191 mm, Gewicht: 187 g
Reihe: Digital Futures
ISBN: 978-1-5095-3472-2
Verlag: Polity Press
In this succinct and lively book, Maxwell and Miller take a critical look at contemporary gadgets and the systems that connect them, shedding light on environmental risks. Contrary to widespread claims, consumer electronics and other digital technologies are made in ways that cause some of the worst environmental disasters of our time - conflict-minerals extraction, fatal and life-threatening occupational hazards, toxic pollution of ecosystems, rising energy consumption linked to increased carbon emissions, and e-waste. Nonetheless, a greener future is possible, in which technology meets its emancipatory and progressive potential.
How Green is Your Smartphone? encourages us to look at our phones in a wholly new way, and is important reading for anyone concerned by the impact of everyday technologies on our environment.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
1 Outsmart Your Smartphone
2 The Greatest Smartphone is the One You Already Own
3 Calling Bullshit on Anti-Science Propaganda
Conclusion: What Next?
References
Index