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The sustainable network : the accidental answer for a troubled planet
Author
Title
The sustainable network : the accidental answer for a troubled planet / Sarah Sorensen.
ISBN
9781449388850
144938885X
9781449389406
1449389406
9780596806699
0596806698
9780596157036
0596157037
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Sebastopol, Calif. : O'Reilly Media, ©2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 346 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"What technologies do we need to solve the complex environmental, economic, social, and political challenges facing us today? As this thought-provoking book reveals, one tool for enacting change is already at our fingertips: the global network. Consider the private domains of companies, governments, and institutions along with the public Internet: we have an immense communications network that connects billions of people in ways we never thought possible. In this book, author Sarah Sorensen clearly demonstrates why this network is the best sustainable technology available to help us tackle a wide range of problems. If each of us represents a node on this network, then it's time we realize the potential we hold. The Sustainable Network is a call to action, urging individuals, governments, markets, and organizations to put the power of this network to good use"--Resource description page.
Variant and related titles
O'Reilly Safari. OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: Sorensen, Sarah. Sustainable network. Sebastopol, Calif. : O'Reilly, ©2010
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 09, 2020
Series
Sustainable living series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
I am a node
What is the network: how does it work?
Green by accident
What makes the network sustainable?
Broadband: what is it?
Can the Internet hit a wall?
Mobile me
Take it with you
Network's green factor
Carbon footprints
Net efficiencies: maximizing resources while minimizing waste
What's so smart about a energy grid?
Dematerialization
Detravelization
What is the network: how is telecommuting enabled?
Pushing the boundaries
Data center
Energy efficiency measurement
Doing good by doing right
Is broadband really that important?
Sustainable providers
Net neutrality
Tearing down economic boundaries
Information is king
Evolution
Network time
Political sustainability
Rocking the vote
Right to network usage
Challenges of the networked world
Network defenses depend on how traffic is sent
I am on the net, therefore I am vulnerable
Antisocial network engineering
Protect the net
Last best place to attack: your mobile
Government's role in protecting the network's integrity
21st-Century warfare: cyberattacks
Social sustainability
Health net
Not by accident: social networking
Our relationship with the network.
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