Cityscape in the Era of Information and Communication Technologies

✍ Scribed by Agata Bonenberg (auth.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Leaves: 157
Series: The Urban Book Series
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book discusses the impact of information and communication technologies, particularly social media, on the structure and landscape of contemporary cities. It presents a multidisciplinary range of theories and practical case studies and addresses a broad readership, from graduate students to practitioners active in the fields of urbanism and the architectural design of urban space. The book includes a wealth of illustrations depicting contemporary architecture and exemplary modern public spaces, as well as diagrams and tables that optimally visualize the concepts and ideas discussed.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-vi
Introduction (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 1-8
Architectural Concept: Location Versus Tradition of a Design Philosophy (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 9-21
Mass Communication and Public Space (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 23-48
Strategies for the Development of Public Spaces in the Era of Mass Communication (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 49-56
Cityscape: Dominant Functions and the Role in the City Structure (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 57-63
Designing the Living and Working Space of the Creative Class (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 65-74
Architectural Landscape in Mass Media Coverage (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 75-101
Place Brand-Building: Influencing Emotional Perception of Urban Spaces Through Social Media (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 103-107
Spatial Transformations and Work-Related Mobility (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 109-132
New Urban Developments in Genoa, Milan and Trento as an Illustration of Spatial Transformations Designed in Response to Change in Socio-economic System (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 133-152
Conclusion (Agata Bonenberg)....Pages 153-154

✦ Subjects

Urban Geography/Urbanism

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