This book brings together high quality articles exploring the design, implementation, management, funding, promotion and evaluation of networked information systems that advocate sustainability and the protection of natural ecosystems. Case studies of deployed and planned information systems complement theoretical work on the methodological, technological and organizational foundations of environmental online communication.

Brings together web development & its applications, environmental online communication & case studies from various current & planned projects This consolidation of fragmented literature is much needed Case studies of deployed systems & projects in development - among them leading scientific simulations & corporate portals Detailed investigations of state-of-the-art technologies An international & diverse set of authors

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1 Environmental Information Systems and the Concept of Environmental Informatics.- 2 Mobile Access to Environmental Information.- 3 EnviWeb and Environmental Web Services: Case Study of an Environmental Web Portal.- 4 Web Coverage of Renewable Energy.- 5 Online Communication for Environmental Fundraising.- 6 How a Small Environmental Group Uses the Web to Inform and Promote Action: A Content Analysis.- 7 Usability Evaluation of an Environmental Web Site and its Support of the Organization's Mission and Goals.- 8 EFS Global Media Network: Exploring the Boundaries of Sustainable Education.- 9 An Online Community of Learners in Rural, Regional, and Remote Australia.- 10 Self-assessment of Consumptive Behavior Based on Material Intensity.- 11 Biodiversity and the Internet: Building and Using the Virtual World Museum.- 12 Climateprediction.net: A Global Community for Research in Climate Physics.- 13 Web Portal and Markup Language for Collaborative Environmental Research.- 14 Web-based Exploration of Environmental Data and Corresponding Metadata, in Particular Lineage Information.- 15 Sharing Environmental Maps on the Web: The Austrian EnviroMap System.- 16 System Architecture and Maintenance of the Ecoradar Web Portal.- 17 Environmental Investment Sites: Sector Analysis and Development of GreenMoney.at.- 18 How to Provide Customized Environmental Reports Properly.- 19 Harmonizing Document Type Definitions for Corporate Environmental Reports.- 20 Environmental Information Practices in the Chemical Industry.- 21 Epistemic Communities and Online Environmental Data Systems.- 22 Communication Process Analysis in Virtual Communities on Sustainable Development.- 23 Online Tools for a Sustainable Collaborative Economy.- 24 CBNRM Net: From Managing Natural Resources to ManagingEcosystems, Knowledge, and People.- 25 Patterns of Internet Use by Coastal Managers: Results of a Survey.- Online Resources.