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Augmented Urban Spaces: Articulating the Physical and Electronic City
Contributor(s): Cindio, Fiorella De (Author), Aurigi, Alessandro (Editor)

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ISBN: 0754671496     ISBN-13: 9780754671497
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $210.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2008
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geography
Dewey: 307.121
LCCN: 2008015808
Series: Design and the Built Environment
Physical Information: 390 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
 
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There have been numerous possible scenarios depicted on the impact of the internet on urban spaces. Considering ubiquitous/pervasive computing, mobile, wireless connectivity and the acceptance of the Internet as a non-extraordinary part of our everyday lives mean that physical urban space is augmented, and digital in itself. This poses new problems as well as opportunities to those who have to deal with it. This book explores the intersection and articulation of physical and digital environments and the ways they can extend and reshape a spirit of place. It considers this from three main perspectives: the implications for the public sphere and urban public or semi-public spaces; the implications for community regeneration and empowerment; and the dilemmas and challenges which the augmentation of space implies for urbanists. Grounded with international real -life case studies, this is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and holistic overview of the relationships between cities, communities and high technologies.
 
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