Environmental online communication /

"The Internet and wireless communication networks are transforming the way society handles the explosive growth and the dwindling half-life of environmentally relevant information. How can we leverage new technologies to advocate sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems? This boo...

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Main Author: Scharl, Arno, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Springer, c2004.
Series:Advanced information and knowledge processing,
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine derived contents note: Preface v
  • Table of Contents xi
  • List of Authors xiii
  • PART I: RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
  • Public Access to Environmental Information
  • 1 Environmental Information Systems and the Concept of
  • Environmental Informatics 3
  • 2 Mobile Access to Environmental Information
  • 3 EnviWeb and Environmental Web Services: Case Study of an
  • Environmental Web Portal 21
  • 4 Web Coverage of Renewable Energy 25
  • Online Advocacy
  • 5 Online Communication for Environmental Fundraising 35
  • 6 How a Small Environmental Group Uses the Web to Inform and
  • Promote Action: A Content Analysis 45
  • 7 Usability Evaluation of an Environmental, Web Site and its
  • Support of the Organization's Mission and Goals 53
  • Environmental Education
  • 8 EFS Global Media Network: Exploring the Boundaries of
  • Sustainable Education 63
  • 9 An Online Community of Learners in Rural, Regional, and Remote
  • Australia 75
  • 10 Self-assessment of Consumptive Behavior Based on Material
  • Intensity
  • PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  • Data Sharing and Distributed Internet Computing
  • 11 Biodiversity and the Internet: Building and Using the Virtual
  • World Museum 91
  • 12 Climateprediction.net: A Global Community for Research in
  • Climate Physics 101
  • 13 Web Portal and Markup Language for Collaborative
  • Environm ental Research 113
  • Geographically Referenced Data
  • 14 Web-based Exploration of Environmental Data and
  • Corresponding Metadata, in Particular Lineage Information 127
  • 15 Sharing Environmental Maps on the Web: The Austrian
  • Enviro Map System 133
  • PART III: CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
  • Sustainability and Social Responsibility
  • 16 System Architecture and Maintenance of the Ecoradar Web Portal 147
  • 17 Environmental Investment Sites: Sector Analysis and
  • Development of Green Money.at 162
  • Environmental Reporting
  • 18 How to Provide Customized Environmental Reports Properly 173
  • 19 Harmonizing Document Type Definitions for Corporate
  • Environmental Reports 183
  • 20 Environmental Information Practices in the Chemical Industry 187
  • PART IV: NETWORKS AND VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
  • Online Collaboration, Trust and Credibility
  • 21 Epistemic Communities and Online Environmental Data Systems 199
  • 22 Communication Process Analysis in Virtual Communities on
  • Sustainable Development 209
  • 23 Online Tools for a Sustainable Collaborative Economy 221
  • Knowledge Management
  • 24 CBNRM Net: From Managing Natural Resources to Managing
  • Ecosystems, Knowledge, and People 235
  • 25 Patterns of Internet Use by Coastal Managers: Results of a Survey 255
  • Bibliography 259
  • Online Resources 287
  • Index 291.