ICT and the environment in developing countries: A review of opportunities and developments

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 328, Issue , 2010, Pages 236-247

  Houghton, John W ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Developing countries; Information and communication technology (ICT); Mitigation; Sustainable development; The environment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; NETWORK SECURITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MITIGATION; THE ENVIRONMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 85007510568     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15479-9_23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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