Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2014 Conference ICT for Sustainability |
| Publisher | Atlantis Press |
| Pages | 11-19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-94-62520-22-6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 2nd International Conference on ICT for Sustainability, ICT4S 2014 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 24 Aug 2014 → 27 Aug 2014 Conference number: 2 |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd International Conference on ICT for Sustainability, ICT4S 2014 |
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| Abbreviated title | ICT4S 2014 |
| Country | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Period | 24/08/14 → 27/08/14 |
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Keywords
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- electronic media
- new media solutions
- data
- methodological choices
- user behaviour
- communication
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Environmental assessment of E-media solutions: Challenges experienced in case studies of alma media newspapers. / Arushanyan, Yevgeniya; Moberg, Åsa; Nors, Minna; Hohenthal, Catharina; Pihkola, Hanna.
Proceedings of the 2014 Conference ICT for Sustainability. Atlantis Press, 2014. p. 11-19.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
TY - GEN
T1 - Environmental assessment of E-media solutions: Challenges experienced in case studies of alma media newspapers
AU - Arushanyan, Yevgeniya
AU - Moberg, Åsa
AU - Nors, Minna
AU - Hohenthal, Catharina
AU - Pihkola, Hanna
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The rapid and continuous development of information and communication technology (ICT) in society today is providing new means for various societal activities. To facilitate that new ICT solutions reduce environmental impacts and bring social improvements the potential impacts of those new solutions should be assessed. One way of making environmental assessments is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This paper presents and discusses challenges in assessing, comparing, communicating and acting on the results of an LCA of traditional media products and of new ICT solutions for media products, based on case studies of three newspapers in their printed and online versions. The case studies revealed the complexity in assessment and comparison of online and printed newspapers due to differences in functions and characteristics, choice and availability of data (specific and generic data, data gaps and quality), methodological choices (functional unit, allocation, scope) and assumptions on reader profile. Often no single answer can be given regarding the best option from an environmental perspective, leading to challenges in communicating the results to different stakeholders. A particular challenge is how to combine easily communicated messages with robust, transparent background information.
AB - The rapid and continuous development of information and communication technology (ICT) in society today is providing new means for various societal activities. To facilitate that new ICT solutions reduce environmental impacts and bring social improvements the potential impacts of those new solutions should be assessed. One way of making environmental assessments is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This paper presents and discusses challenges in assessing, comparing, communicating and acting on the results of an LCA of traditional media products and of new ICT solutions for media products, based on case studies of three newspapers in their printed and online versions. The case studies revealed the complexity in assessment and comparison of online and printed newspapers due to differences in functions and characteristics, choice and availability of data (specific and generic data, data gaps and quality), methodological choices (functional unit, allocation, scope) and assumptions on reader profile. Often no single answer can be given regarding the best option from an environmental perspective, leading to challenges in communicating the results to different stakeholders. A particular challenge is how to combine easily communicated messages with robust, transparent background information.
KW - Life cycle assessment (LCA)
KW - electronic media
KW - new media solutions
KW - data
KW - methodological choices
KW - user behaviour
KW - communication
U2 - 10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.2
DO - 10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.2
M3 - Conference article in proceedings
SN - 978-94-62520-22-6
SP - 11
EP - 19
BT - Proceedings of the 2014 Conference ICT for Sustainability
PB - Atlantis Press
ER -