The sustainable network
Subtitle: the accidental answer for a troubled planet
By: Sarah Sorensen
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sebastopol, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Subjects: Computer networks; Environmental aspects; Digital communications; Sustainable development
Description: "What technologies do we need to solve the complex environmental, economic, social, and political challenges facing us today? As this thought-provoking book reveals, one tool for enacting change is already at our fingertips: the global network. Consider the private domains of companies, governments, and institutions along with the public Internet: we have an immense communications network that connects billions of people in ways we never thought possible. In this book, author Sarah Sorensen clearly demonstrates why this network is the best sustainable technology available to help us tackle a wide range of problems. If each of us represents a node on this network, then it's time we realize the potential we hold. The Sustainable Network is a call to action, urging individuals, governments, markets, and organizations to put the power of this network to good use"--Resource description page.
Notes: Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I am a node; title: What is the network: how does it work?; title: Green by accident; title: What makes the network sustainable?; title: Broadband: what is it?; title: Can the Internet hit a wall?; title: Mobile me; title: Take it with you; title: Network's green factor; title: Carbon footprints; title: Net efficiencies: maximizing resources while minimizing waste; title: What's so smart about a energy grid?; title: Dematerialization; title: Detravelization; title: What is the network: how is telecommuting enabled?; title: Pushing the boundaries; title: Data center; title: Energy efficiency measurement; title: Doing good by doing right; title: Is broadband really that important?; title: Sustainable providers; title: Net neutrality; title: Tearing down economic boundaries; title: Information is king; title: Evolution; title: Network time; title: Political sustainability; title: Rocking the vote; title: Right to network usage; title: Challenges of the networked world; title: Network defenses depend on how traffic is sent; title: I am on the net, therefore I am vulnerable; title: Antisocial network engineering; title: Protect the net; title: Last best place to attack: your mobile; title: Government's role in protecting the network's integrity; title: 21st-Century warfare: cyberattacks; title: Social sustainability; title: Health net; title: Not by accident: social networking; title: Our relationship with the network.