Does ICT result in dematerialization? The case of Europe, 2005-2017

• Main Author: RIEGER, Annika Marie
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Information and communication technology (ICT); dematerialization; material consumption; environment; sustainability; material flows; Communication Technology and New Media; Eastern European Studies; Sociology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3857; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5115/viewcontent/Rieger_ICT_Dematerialization_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Current levels of resource use are unsustainable, but there is a debate about the most feasible way to reduce them. One proposed mechanism is technological innovation: specifically, the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) could result in significant reductions in mate...