Insolvent
How to Reorient Computing for Just Sustainability
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
11 July 2023
Summary
The deep entanglement of information technology with our societies has raised hope for a transition to more sustainable and just communities—those that phase out fossil fuels, distribute public goods fairly, allow free access to information, and waste less. In principle, computing should be able to help. But in practice, we live in a world in which opaque algorithms steer us toward misinformation and unsustainable consumerism.
Insolvent shows why computing’s dominant frame of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545600 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262545608 |
| Author: | Christoph Becker |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 11 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Christoph Becker
Christoph Becker is Associate Professor of Information, Director of the Digital Curation Institute, and a member of the School of the Environment at the University of Toronto. He is also cofounder of the Karlskrona Initiative for Sustainability Design.
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