ICT-related transformations in Latin-American metropolises /

Fernández-Maldonado, Ana María,

ICT-related transformations in Latin-American metropolises / Ana Maria Fernández-Maldonado. - 1 online resource (315 pages) - Design, science, planning . - Design, science, planning. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-313) and index.

Introduction -- city in the digital age -- Latin American metropolises' urban scene -- ICT infrastructural networks and nodes in Latin America -- ICT industries and businesses in the Latin American metropolises -- ICTs networks in everyday life -- ICTs in Lima as a case-study -- ICTs in Buenos Aires as a case-study. Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Ch. 8

Annotation Partial contents: Information & communication technology in urban settings. Technology & society. Societal changes. Towards the Network Society. Space & society. Technology & space. The city in the digital age. The urban scenes in Latin America. Urbanization. Transformations since the 1980s. Latin American metropolis of the 21st Century. ICT infrastructural networks & nodes. Telecommunications and digital networks. Industries & businesses. Hardware & software industries. Internet usage in cities. New types of urban & social interactions. Lima as a case study. Buenos Aires as a case study. Summary. Bibliography.


English.

9789040725562 904072556X 9789085940104 (electronic bk.) 9085940109 (electronic bk.)



00085221


City planning--Latin America.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Information Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Knowledge Capital.
City planning.


Latin America--History.
Amérique latine--Histoire.
Latin America.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.

HT165.53.L38 / F47 2004

658.4/038

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