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Dylematy ekologiczne w rozwoju społeczeństwa informacyjnego
Ecological Dilemmas in Development of the Information Society

Author(s): Agnieszka Becla
Subject(s): Education, Business Economy / Management, Political Ecology
Published by: Instytut Badań Rynku, Konsumpcji i Koniunktur
Keywords: information society; knowledge-based economy; ecology;

Summary/Abstract: In her article, the author introduced the notion of information society and knowledge-based economy and their profile. She talked over the stages of development of the information society. The author identified the ecological dimensions of functioning of the information society. They concern: 1) creation, accumulating, storage, and utilisation of information; 2) utilisation of information to build ecological consciousness and realisation of the ecological education; 3) disseminating in the information society pro-ecological ideas, attitudes and businesses; 4) information climate in the information society, connected with the access to ecological information; 5) ecology of the information environment and a man in the information society, and 6) the direct influence of the information society on the natural environment.

  • Issue Year: 2/2013
  • Issue No: 6A
  • Page Range: 196-210
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish