Information Systems for Sustainable Development,9781591403425

Information Systems for Sustainable Development

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ISBN13: 9781591403425
ISBN10: 1591403421
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-09-01
Publisher(s): Igi Global
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Table of Contents

Preface vii
Section I: Environmental Performance and Eco-Efficiency
Chapter I. EPE According to ISO 14031: Concept, Experience, and Revision Issues
1(14)
Eberhard K Seifert, Wuppertal Institute, Germany
Chapter II. Life Cycle Assessment Databases as Part of Sustainable Development Strategies: The Example of Ecoinvent
15(10)
Roland Hischier, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research, Switzerland
Paul W. Gilgen, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing & Research, Switzerland
Chapter III. Ecoinvent Database: Quality Control and User Interfaces for a Web-Based Life Cycle Assessment Database
25(14)
Rolf Frischknecht, Centre for Life Cycle Inventories, Switzerland
Chapter IV. Organisation Models and Information Systems for Production-Integrated Environmental Protection (OPUS)
39(8)
Hans-Dietrich Haasis, Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Germany
Gunnar Jürgens, Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Germany
Torsten Kriwald, Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Germany
Chapter V. Integration of Material Flow Management Tools in Workplace Environments
47(15)
Jan Hedemann, ifu Institut für Umweltinformatik Hamburg GmbH, Germany
Andreas Möller, University of Luneburg, Germany
Peter Müller-Beilschmidt, ifu Institut für Umweltinformatik Hamburg GmbH, Germany
Dirk Rohdemann, SAP AG, Germany
Mario Schmidt, Fachhochschule Pforzheim, Germany
Bernd Schmitt, SAP AG, Germany
Chapter VI. Eco-Efficient Controlling of Material Flows with Flow Cost Accounting: ERP-Based Solutions of the ECO Rapid Project
62(14)
Stefan Enzler, Institut fur Management and Umwelt, Germany
Helmut Krcmar, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany
Roland Pfennig, Green IT GmbH, Germany
Wolfgang Scheide, Green IT GmbH, Germany
Markus Strobel, Institut fiir Management and Umwelt, Germany
Chapter VII. Advanced Middleware for eScience Applied to Environmental Integrated Systems
76(18)
Catherine Houstis, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Greece
Spyros Lalis, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Greece
Emmanuel Vavalis, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Greece
Marios Pitikakis, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Greece
George V. Vasilakis, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Greece
Chapter VIII. Linking Economic Optimisation and Simulation Models to Environmental Material Flow Networks for Ecoefficiency
94(15)
Bernd Page, University of Hamburg, Germany
Volker Wohlgemuth, University of Hamburg, Germany
Chapter IX. Virtual Networking without a Backpack? Resource Consumption of Information Technologies
109(19)
Justus von Geibler, Wuppertal Institute, Germany
Michael Kuhndt, Wuppertal Institute, Germany
Volker Türk, Wuppertal Institute, Germany
Section II: Supporting Change Toward Sustainability
Chapter X. A Social Context Model for Discussion Process Analysis
128(18)
Aldo de Moor, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Rolf Kleef AIDEnvironment, The Netherlands
Chapter XI. E-Organization and the Sustainable Information Society
146(18)
Uwe Schneidewind, University of Oldenburg, Germany
Chapter XII. Corporate Sustainability Reporting: A Case for the Internet
164(49)
Ralf Isenmann, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Chapter XIII. Web Portals: A Tool for Environmental Management
213(16)
Martin Kreeb, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Werner Schulz, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Christof Vofieler, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Helmut Krcmar, Technical University Munich, Germany
Annette Rudel, Technical University Berlin, Germany
Chapter XIV. From "Industrial Symbiosis" to "Sustainability Networks"
229(14)
Alfred Posch, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria
Chapter XV. Information Systems for Co-Operative Procurement of Organic Food as a Basis for Decentralised Eco-Villages
243(17)
Stefan Naumann, University of Applied Sciences Trier, Germany
Chapter XVI. ORISS: A Web-Based Carpooling System
260(17)
Simon Giesecke, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Gerriet Reents, Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany
Chapter XVII. Citizen-Centered Environmental Information Dissemination via Multiple Information Channels
277(14)
Thomas Rose, FIT, Germany
Gertraud Peinel, FIT, Germany
Kostas Karatzas, IT Environmental Consultant, Greece
Per Henrik Johansen, Norgit AS, Norway
Jon Erik Lindberg, Norgit AS, Norway
Chapter XVIII. Accessing Public Sector Environmental Data and Information: Development and Demonstration of a National Portal
291(13)
Chris Jarvis, Environment Agency, UK
John Kupiec, Environment Agency, UK
Section III: Risk Management
Chapter XIX. The Integration of Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems
304(13)
Werner Straufi, Kisters AG, Germany
Klaus-Dieter Herrmann, Kisters AG, Germany
Christoph Roenick, Kisters AG, Germany
Chapter XX. Support of Integrated Management Systems by the Use of In-Plant Information, Management and Monitoring Systems
317(16)
Stefan Braker, Institute of Environmental Management Consultancy, Germany
Chapter XXI. Remote Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
333(9)
Walter Hürster, T-Systems GEI GmbH, Germany
Klaus Bieber, T-Systems GEI GmbH, Germany
Bruno Klahn, T-Systems GEI GmbH, Germany
Reinhard Micheler, T-Systems GEI GmbH, Germany
Thomas Wilbois, T-Systems GEI GmbH, Germany
Roland Obrecht, Ministry of Environment & Transport, Stuttgart, Germany
Fritz Schmidt, IKE, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Chapter XXII. Development of a Decision Support Tool for Technological Risk Management with Remote Sensing and GIS
342(12)
Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas, Greece
Poulicos Prastacos, Foundation for Research & Technology - Hellas, Greece
Constantinos Cartalis, University of Athens, Greece
About the Editors 354(2)
About the Authors 356(18)
Index 374

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