August 2016
Intermediate to advanced
370 pages
9h 1m
English
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Chapter 1. Sustainability and the Internet
What You Will Learn in This Chapter
In this chapter, we will cover:
A definition for sustainability and the role it plays in business.
How organizations use sustainability principles to innovate, differentiate themselves, reduce waste, and function more efficiently.
How sustainability applies to the Internet.
How virtual life cycle assessments might help web teams devise more sustainable solutions.
A Greener Internet
“The Internet is the single biggest thing we’re going to build as a species,” says Greenpeace’s Gary Cook in an article from The Atlantic.[42] “This is something that if we build it the right way, with the right sources of energy, could really help power our transition to renewables. If we build it the wrong way, it could actually exacerbate the problem.”
This is a book about designing the Internet the right way: efficient, accessible, future-friendly, and powered by renewables.
Building Sustainable Solutions
Throughout this book, we’re going to dive into great detail about all the checkpoints we can put into place to help us make better digital products and services that not only keep users happy and engaged but that are also more efficient and save energy, as well. We will discuss how to translate these checkpoints into an easy-to-understand framework that will help you and your clients make more sustainable design and development decisions.
Rarely are the things that we set out to build the things that actually get built. In the maelstrom ...
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