networked infrastructures, technological mobilities and the urban condition Graham, Stephen 1965- creator Marvin, Simon 1963- text bibliography enk London New York Routledge c2001 2001 monographic eng

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xxix, 479 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. 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. 1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. Understanding splintering urbanism. 2. Constructing the modern networked city, 1850-1960 -- 3. The collapse of the integrated ideal -- 4. Practices of splintering urbanism -- 5. The city as sociotechnical process -- Pt. 2. Exploring the splintering metropolis. 6. Social landscapes of splintering urbanism -- 7. "Glocal" infrastructure and the splintering of urban economies -- Pt. 3. Placing splintering urbanism. 8. Conclusion. Stephen Graham and Simon Marvin. Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-462) and index. ARC Cities and towns Infrastructure (Economics) Computer networks Technology Social aspects Globalization Information society HT153.G72 2001 307.76 0415189640 9780415189644 0415189659 (pbk.) 9780415189651 (pbk.) 00045793 Department of Architecture DLC 180712 20250625105548.0 33355 eng