Investigating the role of smartness for sustainability:
Insights from the Smart Grid domain

J 2018

Investigating the role of smartness for sustainability: Insights from the Smart Grid domain

CAPUTO, Francesco, Barbora BÜHNOVÁ and Leonard WALLETZKÝ

Basic information

Original name

Investigating the role of smartness for sustainability: Insights from the Smart Grid domain

Authors

CAPUTO, Francesco (380 Italy), Barbora BÜHNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Leonard WALLETZKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Sustainability Science, Tokyo, Springer, 2018, 1862-4065

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10200 1.2 Computer and information sciences

Country of publisher

Japan

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.669

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/18:00104133

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0555-4

UT WoS

000443718800008

Keywords in English

Smartness; Information and Communication Technology; Sustainability; Smart Grid; Systems thinking

Abstract

V originále

Over the past decades, information and communication technologies (ICT) established themselves as the key force towards more effective and efficient usage of resources in our society, namely via better use of available information, automation, stakeholder involvement, and decision support. By analyzing recent advancements in knowledge offered by ICT, it is possible to identify their strong correlation with the principles, aims, and interests of sustainability science, which can be highly inspired by ICT-intensive domains. In this paper, we study the theoretical background on system thinking as an interpretative lens able to support better understanding of dimensions and dynamics involved in the domain of sustainability, and examine the role of ICT in advancing sustainability goals. Then, we analyze the domain of the Smart Grid as a prominent example of complex technological contribution in face of the challenges of sustainability, and present the insights from this domain, which are turned into sustainability guidelines for other domains, linking smartness, and sustainability in the light of systems thinking and Smart Grid experience. In summary, the core recommendation of this work is the employment of information technology to widen the scope of the sustainability game by sliding activities in time and space, and in engaging more players in the game, which is now made possible thanks to the advancement in ICT.

Citovat

CAPUTO, Francesco, Barbora BÜHNOVÁ and Leonard WALLETZKÝ. Investigating the role of smartness for sustainability: Insights from the Smart Grid domain. Sustainability Science. Tokyo: Springer, 2018, vol. 13, No 5, p. 1299-1309. ISSN 1862-4065. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0555-4.

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CAPUTO, Francesco, Barbora BÜHNOVÁ and Leonard WALLETZKÝ. Investigating the role of smartness for sustainability: Insights from the Smart Grid domain. \textit{Sustainability Science}. Tokyo: Springer, 2018, vol.~13, No~5, p.~1299-1309. ISSN~1862-4065. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0555-4.

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