DocumentCode :
756006
Title :
Imagining the City: The Cultural Dimensions of Urban Computing
Author :
Williams, Amanda ; Dourish, Paul
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Irvine, CA
Volume :
39
Issue :
9
fYear :
2006
Firstpage :
38
Lastpage :
43
Abstract :
Much urban computing research focuses on cities as generic settings and containers of action. However, cities can also be viewed as products of historically and culturally situated practices and flows. When we view urban areas in this context, rather than as collections of people and buildings, infrastructure and practice are closely entwined. The emergence of urban computing as a topic within pervasive computing research is fascinating and important. Cities are complex social ecosystems, and this complexity makes them a rich site for understanding how pervasive computing technologies can be put to use and brought to life
Keywords :
history; socio-economic effects; town and country planning; cultural dimension; history; urban computing; Availability; Cities and towns; Cultural differences; Geometry; Global communication; Information technology; Lenses; Space technology; Transportation; Urban areas; Pervasive computing; urban computing;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Computer
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9162
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2006.313
Filename :
1703310
Link To Document :
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