Technology for Smart Futures - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319867873 ISBN 13: 9783319867878

Publisher: Springer, 2018

Synopsis

Demonstrates how sustainability can be supported by pivotal and emergent technologies, including cloud computing, smart grids and devices, big data, and the internet of things

Considers a broad continuum of sustainability efforts, from developing power-saving micro-electronics to planning and building smart cities

Illuminates connections between seemingly disparate technological developments to demonstrate the pressing need for interdisciplinary research

About this title

About the Author

Prof. Mohammad Dastbaz is the Deputy Vice Chancellor at University of Suffolk. Professor Dastbaz’s research work over recent years has been focused on the use and impact of emerging technologies in society, particularly learning, training and the development of “eGovernment.” Dr. Dastbaz has led EU and UK based funded research projects and has been the Symposium Chair of Multimedia Systems in IEEE’s Information Visualisation (IV) conference since 2002. He has over 50 refereed publications, including numerous journal paper articles, conference papers, book chapters and books on e-learning, eGovernment and the design and development of Multimedia Systems. Professor Dastbaz is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and UK’s Higher Education Academy as well as the professional member of ACM and IEEE’s computer society.

From the Back Cover

This book explores the nexus of Sustainability and Information Communication Technologies that are rapidly changing the way we live, learn, and do business. The monumental amount of energy required to power the Zeta byte of data traveling across the globe’s billions of computers and mobile phones daily cannot be overstated. This ground-breaking reference examines the possibility that our evolving technologies may enable us to mitigate our global energy crisis, rather than adding to it. By connecting concepts and trends such as smart homes, big data, and the internet of things with their applications to sustainability, the authors suggest that emerging and ubiquitous technologies embedded in our daily lives may rightfully be considered as enabling solutions for our future sustainable development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319867873
• ISBN 13: 9783319867878
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 387
• Editor: Dastbaz Mohammad, Arabnia Hamid, Akhgar Babak