The Internet and wireless communication networks are transforming the way society handles the explosive growth and dwindling half-life of environmentally relevant information How can we leverage new technologies to advocate sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems? This book presents an interdisciplinary investigation озъяб of this question, combining theoretical foundations of environmental online communication with pioneering conceptual work and case studies of successful information systems Environmental Online Communication addresses the transition to a knowledge-based economy, sheds light on hidden assumptions and misconceptions about environmental issues, and suggests priorities for research and policy development Drawing on the expertise of more than 60 authors from academic institutions, research centers, commercial organizations, and the non-profit sector, the 25 chapters contained in this volume analyze communicative strategies and processes from four interrelated perspectives: * Raising Environmental Awareness (Public Access to Environmental Information, Online Advocacy, Environmental Education), * Environmental Science (Data Sharing and Distributed Internet Computing, Geographically Referenced Data), * Corporate Sustainability (Sustainability and Social Responsibility, Environmental Reporting), * Networks & Virtual Communities (Online Collaboration, Trust & Credibility, Knowledge Management) A Web site accompanying the book provides supplemental resources including regular project updates, bibliographic resources, and the authors affiliations and research interests.  ПредлагаемаяISBN 1852337834.