Telecommunications and the City

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debates about technological change and the future of cities. transformation of industrial cities. Dissolving the boundaries between what is `public' and `private,' the pervasive applications of telecommunications challenge our accepted notions about the nature of space, time, and distance in the physical world.uc0u8232 u8232 b Telecommunications and the City b0 provides the first critical and state-of-the-art review of the impact of telecommunications on city development and management. Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches and a wide body of research, this book addresses key academic and policy debates about technological change and the future of cities. The complex transformations underway in cities in which telecommunications have central importance are mapped out, and key areas where telecommunications impact the economic, environmental, and institutional development of cities are illustrated.

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upc: 9780415119023
title: Telecommunications and the City
purchase date: 25-11-2006
publisher: Routledge
published: 01-02-1996
price: $170.00
pages: 456
net Rating: 5
last lookup time: 187237052.565023
genre: Urban Urban & Land Use Planning jp-unknown1 Culture Communities
fullTitle: Telecommunications and the City
currentValue: $154.83
created: 186203296
country: us
author: Steve Graham
aspect: Library Binding
asin: 0415119022