Networked Neighbourhoods
Patrick . Ed(S): Purcell
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Description for Networked Neighbourhoods
Paperback. Editor(s): Purcell, Patrick. Num Pages: 441 pages, 136 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TJK; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 619.
The intricate relationship between information technologies, community, and social memory is critical to a fuller understanding of the evolution of our societies. Telecommunications and information technologies modify the process of accessing and storing data and knowledge, and consequently they also modify our relationship with both social and historical m- ory. Our various virtual communities continue to expand on a planetary scale, and hence the neologism “Global Village”, while concurrently, their physical counterparts are progressively being contained within speci?c contexts and places, often referred to as a process of “localization”. And then, there is the unpredictable evolution of today’s communication s- ... Read more
The intricate relationship between information technologies, community, and social memory is critical to a fuller understanding of the evolution of our societies. Telecommunications and information technologies modify the process of accessing and storing data and knowledge, and consequently they also modify our relationship with both social and historical m- ory. Our various virtual communities continue to expand on a planetary scale, and hence the neologism “Global Village”, while concurrently, their physical counterparts are progressively being contained within speci?c contexts and places, often referred to as a process of “localization”. And then, there is the unpredictable evolution of today’s communication s- ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849965675
SKU
V9781849965675
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Networked Neighbourhoods
From the reviews: "This book will interest our readers who are working in the fields of sociocybernetics as well as those with a bias towards online interactions. … In many ways this text has been opened up new ground and is the fore-runner of many more that will consider the issues of people and their ... Read more