Splintering urbanism : networked infrastructures, technological mobilities and the urban condition /
Stephen Graham and Simon Marvin.
- xxix, 479 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Understanding splintering urbanism. Constructing the modern networked city, 1850-1960 -- The collapse of the integrated ideal -- Practices of splintering urbanism -- The city as sociotechnical process -- Exploring the splintering metropolis. Social landscapes of splintering urbanism -- "Glocal" infrastructure and the splintering of urban economies -- Placing splintering urbanism. Conclusion. 1. pt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. pt. 2. 6. 7. pt. 3. 8.
This text offers an international and interdisciplinary analysis of the complex interactions between infrastructure networks and urban spaces. Drawing on case studies and examples from across the globe, it offers a statement on the urban condition.
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Cities and towns Infrastructure (Economics)--Computer networks Technology--Social aspects. Globalization. Information society.