Even greener IT: Bringing green theory and “green IT” together, or why concern about greenhouse gasses is only a starting point

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 68-82

  Ben Fairweather, N ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Consumer behaviour; Global warming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992997091     PISSN: 1477996X     EISSN: 17588871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14779961111158702     Document Type: Article

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