Chapter 1 Sustainability and the Internet 1
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 1
A Greener Internet 1
Sustainability Defined 4
Sustainability in Business 9
Sustainability and the Internet 28
Virtual LCAs 41
Conclusion 48
Action Items 48
Chapter 2 A Sustainable Web Design Primer 49
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 49
Sustainable Web Design 49
Conclusion 65
Action Items 65
Chapter 3 Sustainable Components 67
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 67
A Greener Apple 67
Other Sustainable Components 82
Potential Barriers and Workarounds 98
Conclusion 105
Action Items 105
Chapter 4 Content Strategy 107
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 107
The Content Conundrum 107
Potential Barriers and Workarounds 147
Conclusion 148
Action Items 149
Chapter 5 Design and UX 151
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 151
Users Versus Life Cycles 151
Visual Design 167
Web Standards 183
Potential Barriers to Sustainable UX 188
Conclusion 188
Action Items 189
Chapter 6 Performance Optimization 191
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 191
Performance Counts 191
A Balancing Act 194
Speed Is Just One Metric 200
Performance Rules 210
Speed,Reliability,and Version Control 214
Workflow Tips 221
Accessibility and Sustainability 225
Potential Barriers and Workarounds 227
Conclusion 228
Action Items 228
Chapter 7 Digital Carbon Footprints 229
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 229
Estimating a Carbon Footprint 229
Proposing a Framework 234
Ecograder：A Case Study 241
Ecograder Benchmarking 257
Conclusion 261
Action Items 261
Chapter 8 A Future-Friendly Internet 263
What You Will Learn in This Chapter 263
Future-Friendly Web 264
Interviews：Industry Leaders Predict 279
Final Word 284
Appendix A：Figure Attributions and Links 285
Acknowledgments 291
Index 317
About the Author 333