ICT and the Environment in Developing Countries: An Overview of Opportunities and Developments
Houghton, John (2009) ICT and the Environment in Developing Countries: An Overview of Opportunities and Developments. Communications and Strategies (76). pp. 39-60. ISSN 1157-8637
Abstract
Both developed and developing countries face many environmental challenges, including climate change, improving energy efficiency and waste management, addressing air pollution, water quality and scarcity, and loss of natural habitats and biodiversity. Drawing on the existing literature, this paper presents an overview of how the Internet and the ICT and related research communities can help tackle environmental challenges in developing countries. The review focuses on the role of ICTs in climate change mitigation, mitigating other environmental pressures, and climate change adaptation.
Additional Information | issue is for the the 4th quarter of 2009 |
Item type | Article |
URI | https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/4345 |
Official URL | http://ideas.repec.org/a/idt/journl/cs7602.html |
Subjects | Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES) Historical > FOR Classification > 1402 Applied Economics Historical > SEO Classification > 9199 Other Economic Framework |
Keywords | ResPubID17919. information and communication technology, ICT, internet, environmental, environment, sustainable development, climate change mitigation, developing countries |
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