ICTs for e-environment : guidelines for developing countries, with a focus on climate change : ICT applications and cyber security division policies and strategies department : ITU telecommunication development sector : final report / prepared by Richard Labelle with input from Ralph Rodschat and Tony Vetter.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Geneva, Switzerland : International Telecommunication Union (ITU), ©2008.Description: x, 170 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • GE149. L334 2008
Contents:
Contents: 1. Executive summary—2. Background information on this repot—3. ICTS and international development—4. The environment and international development—5. ICTS in the study and management of the environment—6. ICT application categories—7. Use of ICTS for environmental observation—Use of ICTS for environmental analysis—9. Use of ICTS for environmental planning—10. Use of ICTS for environmental management and protection—11. Impact and mitigating effects of ICTS—12. ICTS for environmental management capacity building—13. Findings, conclusions and recommendations—14. Annexes.
Summary: Summary: “The impact of human activities on the environment – and on climate change in particular – are issues of growing concern confronting life on Earth. At the same time, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being rapidly deployed around the world. Although ICTs require energy resources, they also offer a number of opportunities to advance global environmental research, planning and action. This includes monitoring and protecting the environment as well as mitigation of…”—(page summary).
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“International Telecommunication Union (ITU)”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: 1. Executive summary—2. Background information on this repot—3. ICTS and international development—4. The environment and international development—5. ICTS in the study and management of the environment—6. ICT application categories—7. Use of ICTS for environmental observation—Use of ICTS for environmental analysis—9. Use of ICTS for environmental planning—10. Use of ICTS for environmental management and protection—11. Impact and mitigating effects of ICTS—12. ICTS for environmental management capacity building—13. Findings, conclusions and recommendations—14. Annexes.

Summary: “The impact of human activities on the environment – and on climate change in particular – are issues of growing concern confronting life on Earth. At the same time, information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being rapidly deployed around the world. Although ICTs require energy resources, they also offer a number of opportunities to advance global environmental research, planning and action. This includes monitoring and protecting the environment as well as mitigation of…”—(page summary).

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