Digital Futures: Living in a dot.com World

by James Wilsdon

Overview

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 energy use, transport and the future shape of our cities? How can we ensure that everyone enjoys the benefits of the new digital technologies?

With contributions from leading researchers at many of Britain's most influential think-tanks, this book is a groundbreaking exploration of the social and environmental impacts and opportunities of e-commerce.

This is an essential book for anyone - from CEO to consumer- who wants to understand the impact of the new economy on our environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853838989
Publisher:	Earthscan
Publication date:	08/28/2002
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 9.04(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

James Wilsdon is Senior Policy Advisor for Forum for the Future.

Table of Contents

Mind over Matter: Greening the New Economy; E-topia? Scenarios for E-Commerce and Sustainability; Surfing Alone: E-Commerce and Social Capital; Dot-Com Ethics: E-Business and Social Responsibility; E-Regions: The Geography of the Digital Revolution; Sink or Surf: E-Commerce and Social Inclusion; From Bricks to Clicks: Planning for the Digital Economy; Virtual Gridlock: E-Commerce, Transport and Distribution.

Editorial Reviews

An inspiring collection. "Digital Futures" offers a template for corporate responsibility in the digital age.

Shanker Trivedi

On this occasion, the book lives up to the hype. This is excellent stuff - a variety of perspectives from big name writers on the way the digital work will affect our society. Everything seems to have been covered from the impact on local communities through to the shape of our future cities.

Internet Business

The impossible has occurred; an enjoyable book has been put together about the e-revolution and the dot com economy. The book gets its energy and panache by being cast in the form of eight highly readable essays on themes ranging from the environmental effects of the e-revolution through to the regional economic impact of being wired up.

Community Affairs

Despite the hype, e-commerce will have profound impacts on society, jobs, communities, and the environment. This ground-breaking exploration of the social and environmental opportunities of the new economy draws together leading thinkers from business, academia, and public policy.

Futurist

The UK think tank Forum for the Future set up the Digital Futures project to gather together analysis from consultants, government policy makers, private-sector executives, and non-governmental charitable organizations to explore questions about what the new economy is and what social and environmental opportunities it offers. Chapters consider topics such as "greening" the new economy, e- business and sustainability, e-commerce and social capital, e- commerce and transportation, and social inclusion in the digital age. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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