📗 Libro en inglés DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

This book brings together diverse voices from across the field of sustainable human computer interaction SHCI to discuss what it means for digital technology to support sustainability and how humans and technology can work together optimally for a more sustainable future Contemporary digital technologies are hailed by tech companies governments and academics as leading edge solutions to the challenges of environmental sustainability smarter homes more persuasive technologies and a robust Internet of Things hold the promise for creating a greener world Yet deployments of interactive technologies for such purposes often lead to a paradox they algorithmically optimize heating and lighting of houses without regard to the dynamics of daily life in the home they can collect and display data that allow us to reflect on energy and emissions yet the same information can cause us to raise our expectations for comfort and convenience they might allow us to share best practice for sustainable living through social networking and online communities yet these same systems further our participation in consumerism and contribute to an ever greater volume of electronic waste By acknowledging these paradoxes this book represents a significant critical inquiry into digit