Cities of the 21st Century: New Technologies and Spatial Systems [Paperback]

John Brotchie (Author), Michael Batty (Author), Peter Hall (Author), Peter Newton (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470217421 | ISBN-13: 978-0470217429 | Publication Date: August 1991

In this book the diverse themes of our changing cities and lifestyles are explored. The impact of information and communication technologies re-examined and the physical implications these areas are having on our cities, discussed. The editors also address the spatial impact of high-tech industries and the emergence of policies to enable them to be most effectively developed. The implications of IT are explored on a global level and there are case studies to show the effects of communication and information technologies (CIT) at local level. The book examines the future implications on urban development caused by CIT and gives an social and economic overview of its effects.

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From the Publisher

Since the early 1980s a variety of new approaches and research has resulted in a more mature assessment of the impact of new information technology on the form and functioning of cities and regions. This selection of papers,rom the Third International Workshop on Innovation, Technological Change and Urban Form held at Cambridge in 1989, is divided into the themes of transport technology, information and communications technology, technologically-based cities, impact on industry and effects on global economy and ecology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 446 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470217421
• ISBN-13: 978-0470217429
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,656,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)