ISBN:
9780415119023
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (453 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Telecommunications and the City : Electronic Spaces, Urban Places
DDC:
303.4833
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Telecommunications and the City provides the first critical and state-of-the-art review of the relations between telecommunications and all aspects of city development and management.Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches and a wide body of recent research, the book addresses key academic and policy debates about technological change and the future of cities with a fresh perspective. Through this approach, the complex and crucial transformations underway in cities in which telecommunications have central importance are mapped out and illustrated. Key areas where telecommunications imping
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of boxes; Preface; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION Telecommunications and the city: parallel transformations; TELECOMMUNICATIONS AS A PARADIGM CHALLENGE FOR URBAN STUDIES AND POLICY; APPROACHING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE CITY Competing perspectives; URBAN ECONOMIES; THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE CITY; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION; URBAN PHYSICAL FORM; URBAN PLANNING, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE; CONCLUSIONS Telecommunications and urban futures; Guide to further reading; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
