Description: Insolvent by Christoph Becker Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "This book proposes a framework for the design of systems that will advance social and environmental justice along with technical and economic objectives"-- Publisher Description How we can enact meaningful change in computing to meet the urgent need for sustainability and justice.How we can enact meaningful change in computing to meet the urgent need for sustainability and justice.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 computings dominant frame of thinking is conceptually insufficient to address our current challenges, and why computing continues to incur societal debts it cannot pay back. Christoph Becker shows how we can reorient design perspectives in computer science to better align with the values of sustainability and justice.Becker positions the role of information technology and computing in environmental sustainability, social justice, and the intersection of the two, and explains why designing IT for just sustainability is both technically and ethically challenging . Becker goes on to argue that computing could be aided by critical friends-disciplines that draw on critical social theory, feminist thought, and systems thinking-to make better sense of its role in society. Finally, Becker demonstrates that it is possible to fuse critical perspectives with work in computer science, showing new and fruitful directions for computing professionals and researchers to pursue. Author Biography 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. Details ISBN 0262545608 ISBN-13 9780262545600 Title Insolvent Author Christoph Becker Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 320 Publisher MIT Press Ltd GE_Item_ID:142377293; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780262545600
Book Title: Insolvent
Number of Pages: 398 Pages
Publication Name: Insolvent : How to Reorient Computing for Just Sustainability
Language: English
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Social Aspects, General, Information Technology
Item Weight: 17.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Mathematics, Computers, Technology & Engineering
Author: Christoph Becker
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
