ECOISLAND: A system for persuading users to reduce CO2 emissions

Proceedings - 1st International Workshop on Software Technologies for Future Dependable Distributed Systems, STFSSD 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 59-63

  Takayama, Chihiro ^a   Lehdonvirta, Vili ^b   Shiraishi, Miyuki ^a   Washio, Yasuyuki ^a   Kimura, Hiroaki ^a   Nakajima, Tatsuo ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HELSINKI INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Environment Sustainability; Persuasive Technology

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMPUTING APPLICATIONS; EMISSIONS TRADING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PERSUASIVE TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; USER STUDY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84868011379     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/STFSSD.2009.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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