How green is your smartphone?
Abstract
Smartphones play a pivotal role in the everyday life of an important part of the global population, reaching over 95 percent smartphone consumers in the United States. Digital industry depicts this technology as emblem of social progress and plenitude, while the environmental and social impact of its massive success is eluded in public and academic discourse. Richard Maxwell and Toby Miller reflect, from the framework of Media Studies, on the material and social impact of this technology, because they are convinced that little changes in the way we shape our digital life can contribute to a sustainable communication framework.Keywords:
medioambiente, sostenibilidad, technología, smartphoneReferences
Maxwell, R. & Miller, T. (2012). Greening the media. New York: Oxford University Press.
