Atheism, sex, and databases: the net as a social technology
Public access to the Internet
E-topia: “urban life, Jim—but not as we know it”
E-topia: “urban life, Jim—but not as we know it”
The Unwanted Gaze: The Destruction of Privacy in America
The Unwanted Gaze: The Destruction of Privacy in America
Inhabiting the virtual city: the design of social environments for electronic communities
Inhabiting the virtual city: the design of social environments for electronic communities
Local information and communication infrastructures: an introduction
Digital Cities'03 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Information Technologies for Social Capital: cross-Cultural Perspectives
The life and death of the great amsterdam digital city
Digital Cities'03 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Information Technologies for Social Capital: cross-Cultural Perspectives
Digital Cities'03 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Information Technologies for Social Capital: cross-Cultural Perspectives
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This paper explores the relationship of unplanned social interaction and the fear associated with current attitudes about cities, both place-based and digital. The symbiotic relationship of the physical and digital city is considered. Specifically, the chapter addresses the three types of infrastructures supporting both physical and digital cities: a) physical infrastructure; b) psychosocial infrastructure and c) regulatory infrastructure. The argument is made that the technology of communication, while extending the ability to transcend locality, accepts and demands control of the environment through surveillance. But in order for the physical and digital city to co-exist, and to offer a choice and quality of life, a degree of controlled unpredictability is required.