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 impinge on the economic; social; physical; enviromental and institutional development of cities are illustrated by using boxed extracts and wide range of case study examples from Europe; Japan and North America.Rejecting the extremes of optimism and pessimism in current hype about cities and telecommunications; Telecommunications and the City offers a sophisticated new perspective through which city-telecommunications relations can be understood.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Not a bad book but could have been betterBy A CustomerThis is a good book but readers would be better off getting Permaculture a Designers Manual; by Bill Mollison first; and then use this book as an additional reference for more ideas. as the editorial reveiw says it is an A-Z reference. Permaculture a Designers Manual is a how-to reference which I beleive makes any book more valuable than an A-Z reference and this is the only reason why I am giving this book 3 stars.9 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Excellent "describe the subject as a whole" bookBy A CustomerExcellent collection of essays from different authors/sources covering the ecological design in many aspects. Each chapter is concise and to the point. Both general and practical information is provided. Chapters on the future of eco-design are included. It is also a pleasure to read.2 of 26 people found the following review helpful. too good for a bookBy deepakcontents too good to be described