New Media and sustainable Development

How can social actors be supported with information systems and new media when challenged by environmental protection aspects and sustainable development?

There are different perspectives:

The computer as a tool and as a medium
The computer can be considered as a semiotic machine that supports escacially the "head-work" of the actors.

Digital Media
WEB 2.0 - Blogs - "Social Networks" - Podcasts - RSS - Wikis

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - espacially under the aspect of sustainability

Mass Flow Analysis
The workgroup "New Media & Sustainable Development" sees a special chance to use the computer as a tool and a medium for the creative acquaintance with the challenges of a sustainable development.

Simulations and Model Building

Sustainalbe Aspects of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)

Sustainable Ambient Computing (SAC)

Current research projects of the working area New Media and Sustainable Development

Finished research projects are available in the archive section.