Mankoff offer a now widely adopted categorization of sustainable HCI into two orientations: SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN (mitigating material effects of software/hardware), and SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH DESIGN (influencing sustainable lifestyles or decision-making). Mankoff, Kravets and Blevis identify ways computer scientists can help reduce energy usage: by reducing computers’ energy consumption and electronic waste through, for example, control systems or educational applications, and by supporting climate data collection and science.

CHI 2010: Mapping the Landscape of Sustainable HCI April 10–15, 2010
Carl DiSalvo, Phoebe Sengers, Hrönn Brynjarsdóttir