Environmentally sustainable Information and Communication Technology usage: Awareness and practices of Indian Information and Communication Technology professionals

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 131, Issue , 2016, Pages 435-446

  Chugh, Ritesh ^a   Wibowo, Santoso ^a   Grandhi, Srimannarayana ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Awareness; Environment; Green Information and Communication Technology; ICT professionals; India; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; WASTES;

AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENT; ICT PROFESSIONALS; INDIA; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84969522791     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.004     Document Type: Article

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