Pollution-reducing and pollution-generating effects of the metaverse

被引：44

作者：

Kshetri, Nir ^{[1
]}

Dwivedi, Yogesh K. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Bryan Sch Business & Econ, Greensboro, NC 27412 USA

[2] Swansea Univ, Sch Management, Digital Futures Sustainable Business & Soc Res Grp, Bay Campus, Swansea, Wales

[3] Pune & Symbiosis Int Deemed Univ, Symbiosis Inst Business Management, Pune, India

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT | 2023年 / 69卷

关键词：

Consumer metaverse; Industrial metaverse; Pollution -generating effects; Pollution -reducing effects; Sustainability;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102620

中图分类号：

G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];

学科分类号：

1205 ; 120501 ;

摘要：

Different metaverse applications vary widely in terms of their carbon footprints and environmental impacts. In general, leisure and enjoyment activities of the consumer metaverse has adverse energy and environmental consequences. Many industrial metaverse applications, on the other hand, are likely to have a positive envi-ronmental impact. This editorial analyzes the current stage of development patterns and use of different meta -verse applications and critically evaluates the pollution-generating and pollution-reducing effects of the metaverse.

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