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Environmental Impact of ICT on the Transport Sector

Environmental Impact of ICT on the Transport Sector

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This section analyses the environmental impact of ICT. This is done through an analysis on how two specific applications (tele-work and teleshopping) affect transport behavior. These two applications are considered to have a large potential with regard to savings in energy consumption.

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  • Green ICT
  • Tele-work
  • Teleshopping
  • Telecommuting
  • ICT impact on transport

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    Burkhard Stiller

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Falch, M. (2012). Environmental Impact of ICT on the Transport Sector. In: Hadjiantonis, A.M., Stiller, B. (eds) Telecommunication Economics. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7216. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30382-1_17

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