Sustainability as a matter of social context: Information technologies and the environment

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 539-552

  Rohracher, Harald ^a  

^a IFZ Inter University Research Centre for Technology Work and Culture   (Austria)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Information technologies; Smart homes; Social studies of technology; Sustainability; Users of technology

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUILDING ENERGY; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY POTENTIALS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 33846984245     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2006.011896     Document Type: Review

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