Rebound Effects and ICT: A Review of the Literature

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Part of the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series (AISC, volume 310)

Abstract

This paper presents a critical review of the literature on the rebound effects generated by information and communication technologies (ICT). Following a discussion of the types of general rebound, including direct, indirect, and economy-wide, the literature on ICT-related rebound effects is critically assessed. The chapter suggests ways of overcoming rebound and lays out promising avenues of research to better understand and tackle rebound effects in ICT.

Keywords

Rebound effects ICT Resource efficiency 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Télécom École de ManagementInstitut Mines-TélécomEvry CedexFrance

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