Information technology in environmental engineering : proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering (ITEE 2015) /: proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering (ITEE 2015). ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: ITEE 2015
• Further Information: Note: Jorge Marx Gómez, Brenda Scholtz, editors.
• Editors: Gómez, Jorge Marx; Scholtz, Brenda
• Other Names: ITEE International ICSC Symposium, 7th
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contribution of Mobile Phones to Township Livelihood Outcomes in the Western Cape Province of South Africa; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 2.1 The Role of Mobile Phones in Poverty Reduction; 2.2 The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework; 2.3 Livelihood Assets; 2.4 Transforming Structures and Processes; 2.5 Livelihood Outcomes; 2.6 Identified Gaps and Expected Contribution of the Study; 3 Research Method; 4 Results and Discussion; 4.1 Livelihood Outcomes; 4.2 Transforming Structures and Processes; 4.3 Livelihood Outcomes and Mobile Phones; 4.3.1 Financial Capital Outcomes. 4.3.2 Human Capital Outcomes4.3.3 Socio-cultural Capital Outcomes; 4.3.4 Socio-political Capital Outcomes; 5 Conclusions; References; An Application to Support Sustainability Management in the Cuban Energy Sector; 1 Introduction; 2 Corporate Sustainability and Sustainability Management; 3 IT and Business Sustainability; 4 Methodology; 5 Building the SySPE Prototype; 5.1 Elements of the SySPE Design; 5.2 Architecture and Technologies; 6 SySPE Application Interfaces; 7 Limitations and Outlook; 8 Conclusions; References. A Framework for Environmental Management Information Systems in Higher Education1 Introduction; 2 Research Objectives and Methodology; 3 Components of Environmental Management Information Systems; 4 Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix: Guidelines for the Components of an EMIS; References; Support for Improved Scrap Tire Re-use and Recycling Decisions; 1 Introduction; 2 State of the Art; 2.1 Waste Management in the Automotive Industry; 2.2 Cascade Use of Scrap Tires as a Case Study; 2.3 Life Cycle Assessment and Material Flow Analysis; 3 Method and Concept for Cascade Use of Products. 3.1 Decision Support3.2 User Individual Hierarchy of Indicators; 4 Proposed Software Tool; 5 Discussion and Outlook; References; Risk Profiling for Corporate Environmental Compliance Management; 1 Introduction; 2 Related Works; 3 A Risk Management Framework for Corporate Environmental Compliance; 4 An IS-Based Risk Profiling Approach; 4.1 Risk Estimation and Risk Aggregation; 4.2 Risk Profiling IS-Service: Sample Implementation Approach; 5 Conclusions; References; Designing for Engagement: A Case Study of an ICT Solution for Citizen Complaints Management in Rural South Africa; 1 Introduction. 2 Research Objectives and Methodology3 Literature Review; 4 Analysing Existing Engagement Practices; 5 System Design and Development; 5.1 System Design and Tools; 5.2 System Accessibility; 6 Findings and Discussion; 6.1 User Feedback from Workshops; 7 Conclusions; References; An Analysis of the Perceived Benefits and Drawbacks of Cloud ERP Systems: A South African Study; 1 Introduction; 2 Growth and Dominance of Cloud ERP Systems; 3 Benefits and Drawbacks of Cloud ERP Systems; 4 Research Methodology; 5 Analysis of Results; 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 628; Business; Environmental engineering -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Environmental engineering; Information technology; Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Computers -- Enterprise Applications -- General; Computers -- Online Services -- General; Science -- Environmental Science; Software Engineering; Environmental management; Business mathematics & systems; Computer networking & communications; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Management science; Management information systems; Software engineering; Environmental management; Information systems; Computers -- Enterprise Applications -- Business Intelligence Tools; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319251530; 3319251538
• Related ISBNs: 9783319251523; 331925152X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 11, 2016).
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