The relevance of information and communication technologies for environmental sustainability - A prospective simulation study
(2006) In Environmental Modelling & Software 21(11). p.1618-1629- Abstract
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have relevant positive and negative impacts on environmental sustainability on various levels: First-order effects such as increasing electronic waste streams; second-order effects such as improved energy-efficiency of production; third-order effects such as a product-to-service shift in consumption or rebound effects in transport. In the simulation study described in this article, all known relevant effects on all three levels were modeled using a System Dynamics approach in combination with scenario techniques and expert consultations. The prospective study for the European Union with a time-horizon until 2020 revealed great potential for ICT-supported energy management and for a... (More)
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have relevant positive and negative impacts on environmental sustainability on various levels: First-order effects such as increasing electronic waste streams; second-order effects such as improved energy-efficiency of production; third-order effects such as a product-to-service shift in consumption or rebound effects in transport. In the simulation study described in this article, all known relevant effects on all three levels were modeled using a System Dynamics approach in combination with scenario techniques and expert consultations. The prospective study for the European Union with a time-horizon until 2020 revealed great potential for ICT-supported energy management and for a structural change towards a less material-intensive economy, but strong rebound effects in the transport sector whenever ICT applications lead to time or cost savings for transport. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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- Hilty, Lorenz A. ; Arnfalk, Peter LU ; Erdmann, Lorenz ; Goodman, James ; Lehmann, Martin and Waeger, Patrick A.
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- 2006
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- structural change, system dynamics, and simulation, socio-economic modelling, information society, sustainable development, environmental impact, information technology, communication technology, material intensity, rebound effect, prospective technology assessment
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- Environmental Modelling & Software
- volume
- 21
- issue
- 11
- pages
- 1618 - 1629
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- Elsevier
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- wos:000239855700013
- scopus:33746634758
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- 1364-8152
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.05.007
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- English
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abstract = {{Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have relevant positive and negative impacts on environmental sustainability on various levels: First-order effects such as increasing electronic waste streams; second-order effects such as improved energy-efficiency of production; third-order effects such as a product-to-service shift in consumption or rebound effects in transport. In the simulation study described in this article, all known relevant effects on all three levels were modeled using a System Dynamics approach in combination with scenario techniques and expert consultations. The prospective study for the European Union with a time-horizon until 2020 revealed great potential for ICT-supported energy management and for a structural change towards a less material-intensive economy, but strong rebound effects in the transport sector whenever ICT applications lead to time or cost savings for transport. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
author = {{Hilty, Lorenz A. and Arnfalk, Peter and Erdmann, Lorenz and Goodman, James and Lehmann, Martin and Waeger, Patrick A.}},
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keywords = {{structural change; system dynamics; and simulation; socio-economic modelling; information society; sustainable development; environmental impact; information technology; communication technology; material intensity; rebound effect; prospective technology assessment}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{11}},
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publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Environmental Modelling & Software}},
title = {{The relevance of information and communication technologies for environmental sustainability - A prospective simulation study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.05.007}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.05.007}},
volume = {{21}},
year = {{2006}},
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