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Urban informatics : collaboration at the nexus of policy, technology and design, people and data

Title
Urban informatics : collaboration at the nexus of policy, technology and design, people and data / edited by Kristene Unsworth, Andrea Forte and Richardson Dilworth.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2016.

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Additional Authors
  • Unsworth, Kristene.
  • Forte, Andrea.
  • Dilworth, Richardson, 1971-
  • Drexel University.
Description
x, 144 pages : illustrations, maps (some color); 26 cm
Summary
Information shapes urban spaces in ways that most people rarely stop to consider. From data-driven planning to grassroots activism to influencing the routes we walk, bike, and drive, new information technologies are helping city dwellers to leverage information in new ways. These technologies shape the uses and character of urban spaces. Information technologies and tools such as social media and GIS tracking applications are being used by individuals as they go about their daily lives, not as alternatives to social interaction, but as opportunities to participate in the shared experience of urban life. This edited volume focuses on the creative application and management of information technologies in urban environments, with an emphasis on the intersection between citizen participation in creating city environments and the policy-making that supports it. The chapters address critical issues including the digital divide, transportation planning, use of public spaces, community building, and local events. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Technology.
Subject
  • Cities and towns > Effect of technological innovations on
  • Sociology, Urban
  • Computer networks > Social aspects
  • Telecommunication > Social aspects
  • Villes > Effets des innovations sur
  • Sociologie urbaine
  • Réseaux d'ordinateurs > Aspect social
  • Télécommunications > Aspect social
  • urban sociology
Note
  • "Includes selected papers from the Symposium on Urban Informatics as well as accepted submissions that are thematically relevant to this collection. The Symposium on Urban Informatics was held at Drexel University in June 2013"--Page 1.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.From Design Fiction to Design Friction: Speculative and Participatory / Anijo Mathew -- 2.Technology-Enabled Participatory Platforms for Civic Engagement: The Case of U.S. Cities / Akshay Bhagwatwar -- 3.Potential and Challenges for Social media in the Neighbourhood Context / Germaine R. Halegoua -- 4.The Digital Divide in Citizen-Initiated Government Contacts: A GIS Approach / Peter Scull -- 5.Does Anything Ever Happen Around Here? Assessing the Online Information Landscape for Local Events / Peter Brusilovsky -- 6.Goals, Challenges, and Capacity of Regional Data Portals in the United States: An Updated Understanding of Long-Standing Discussions / Kathleen Carson.
ISBN
  • 9781138119499
  • 1138119490
OCLC
  • ocn922694967
  • 922694967
  • SCSB-14503319
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library