Digital futures living in a dot-com world

Beyond the hype about dot-coms, WAP phones and dot-com entrepreneurs, what impacts will e-commerce have on society? How will it affect jobs and local communities? What will it mean for the environment - for energy use, transport and the future shape of our cities? How can we ensure that everyone enj...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Forum for the Future (Organization) (-), Digital Futures (Project)
Otros Autores: Wilsdon, James, 1973- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications 2001.
Edición:1st edition
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627089706719
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Sumario:Beyond the hype about dot-coms, WAP phones and dot-com entrepreneurs, what impacts will e-commerce have on society? How will it affect jobs and local communities? What will it mean for the environment - for energy use, transport and the future shape of our cities? How can we ensure that everyone enjoys the benefits of the new digital technologies? This is a groundbreaking exploration of the social and environmental impacts and opportunities of the new economy. It brings together the leading thinkers and visionaries from the worlds of policy, business and academia in an insightful, vigorous and
Notas:"Forum for the Future."
A product of the Digital Futures project set up by Forum for the Future.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (249 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781280476396
9786610476398
9781136548321
9786000002343
9781849773829