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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Sustainable Development and ICT Interpreted in a Natural Science Context: the Resulting Research Questions for the Social Sciences |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
| Journal Title | Information, Communication & Society |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 1369-118X |
| Volume | 13 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page Range | 7 - 22 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Abstract Text | Sustainable development is a political concept with a strong normative component. In this article we show which implications follow from this normative component if it is interpreted in a natural science context. We conclude that from a natural science point of view a far-reaching dematerialization of consumption is a necessary condition for sustainable development. We further conclude that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can only support sustainable development if they are applied as enablers of dematerialized (less material-intensive) types of consumption. Macro-level data on consumption shows, however, that average material flows per capita are still increasing. In this problematical situation we see a need for framework conditions which provide incentives for dematerialization and specialized research on the psychosocial conditions on the basis of which consumption patterns could evolve towards a more dematerialized economy. |
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| Official URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13691180903322805 |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1080/13691180903322805 |
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