
Blockchain as a Technology for Environmental Sustainability
CRC Press
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2024
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-1-032-19797-5 (ISBN)
Description
At a time of growing environmental concerns and an urgent need for sustainable solutions, the intersection of blockchain technology and environmental sustainability is emerging as a powerful force for positive change. The environmental challenges of our time, including climate change, resource scarcity and the destruction of ecosystems, require innovative solutions that transcend geographical and political boundaries. Blockchain technology, with its decentralized and transparent nature, can not only track and verify environmental efforts, but also incentivize them.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Illustrations
15 farbige Abbildungen, 12 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 50 s/w Abbildungen, 23 s/w Tabellen, 1 farbige Zeichnung, 38 s/w Zeichnungen, 14 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder
23 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, color; 38 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, color; 12 Halftones, black and white; 15 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-19797-5 (9781032197975)
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Persons
Maria Jose Sousa (PhD in Management with Habilitation in Management and Public Management) is Pro-Rector, a professor and a research fellow at Instituto Universitario de Lisboa. She has co-authored over 100 articles and book chapters in high-level journals (as the European Planning Studies, Information Systems Frontiers, Systems Research, and Behavioral Science, and others), and is the guest-editor of more than 5 Special Issues from Elsevier and Springer. She was/is the coordinator of several European projects of innovation (funded by programs as Erasmus +, Horizon Europe, and ICMPD) and is also External Expert of COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology.
Tewabe Chekole Workneh earned a double B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information Technology from Arbaminch University in Ethiopia. He then worked at Ethio Telecom until October 2011 before moving to Ca' Foscari University, where he obtained his master's degree in computer science in October 2013. He then worked as a lecturer at the University of Arbaminch until 2018. In 2019, he moved to the University of Admas, where he worked as Head of the Department of Computer Science. He worked as a research fellow in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Verona. He is currently a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Verona.
Halvor Holtskog is a Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Economic and Management. The subject of his PhD was organizational learning and knowledge creation. His research interests lie in the field of studying socio-technical concerns, ranging from organizational to technology-based studies.
Tewabe Chekole Workneh earned a double B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information Technology from Arbaminch University in Ethiopia. He then worked at Ethio Telecom until October 2011 before moving to Ca' Foscari University, where he obtained his master's degree in computer science in October 2013. He then worked as a lecturer at the University of Arbaminch until 2018. In 2019, he moved to the University of Admas, where he worked as Head of the Department of Computer Science. He worked as a research fellow in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Verona. He is currently a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Verona.
Halvor Holtskog is a Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Economic and Management. The subject of his PhD was organizational learning and knowledge creation. His research interests lie in the field of studying socio-technical concerns, ranging from organizational to technology-based studies.
Editor
ISCTE, Lisboa
Uni. of Verona
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Content
Foreword. Preface. Electronic Waste Reduction in Healthcare; Finished Products Traceability and Anti-Counterfeiting. Blockchain as a Driver of Vertical and Horizontal Information Sharing for Sustainable Innovations. Blockchain Applied to Environmental Sustainability: In the Context of Smart Contracts. Blockchain and its Practical Implications in Waste Management Companies: A Practitioners' View. Improving Sustainable Supply Chains Using Blockchain Technology: A Review of the Literature. Blockchain x Green Open Innovation: Evidence and Trends for Sustainability. Blockchain and Sustainable Forest Supply Chain Management: A Literature Review. Blockchain as a Technology for Environmental Sustainability: A Bibliometric Review. Cryptocurrencies-Advantages and Risks of Digital Money. Blockchain-based P2P Carsharing towards Sustainability. A Proposal for a Blockchain-Based Electronic Election System. The Relationship Between Blockchain Technology and Sustainability: A Bibliometric Analysis. Index.