Information systems for the age of consequences

Authors

  • M. Six Silberman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v20i8.6128

Abstract

This paper discusses what kinds of computer information systems might be of broad social value in the context of the increasingly severe ecological and social consequences of economic growth, and how they might be built and maintained. The paper has two parts. The first offers a particular understanding of the ecological and social “limits” to economic growth. The second considers how this understanding can inform computer information systems design and operation and characterizes good “limits-aware” computing research.

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Published

2015-07-31

How to Cite

Silberman, M. S. (2015). Information systems for the age of consequences. First Monday, 20(8). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v20i8.6128