High technology, space, and society

Author(s)

• Castells, Manuel

Bibliographic Information

High technology, space, and society

edited by Manuel Castells

（Urban affairs annual reviews, v. 28）

Sage Publications, c1985

• : pbk

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The relationship between the technological revolution and the simultaneous process of worldwide urban-regional restructuring is examined in this book. Two overview chapters by Manuel Castells and Peter Hall summarize current research in the United States and Great Britain. Additional chapters examine locational patterns and regional effects of high-tech manufacturing; the impact of technological change on service industries and metropolitan economies; and the social, spatial, and political effects of new communications technologies.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: OVERVIEWS High Technology, Economic Restructuring, and the Urban-Regional Process in the United States - Manuel Castells High Technology, Space, and Society in Contemporary Britain - Peter Hall PART TWO: THE NEW INDUSTRIAL SPACE The Location of High Technology Industries - Amy Glasmeier Silicon Valley and Route 128 - Annalee Saxenian Regional Prototypes of Historic Exceptions? Defensive Cities - Ann Roell Markusen and Robin Bloch Military Spending, High Technology, and Human Settlements PART THREE: THE TRANSFORMATION OF SERVICES The Changing Fortunes of Metropolitan Economies - Thomas M Stanback Jr Office Automation and Women's Work - Barbara Baran The Technological Transformation of the Insurance Industry Information Technology and the New Services Game - Larry Hirschhorn PART FOUR: THE COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION Communications Technology - Lionel Nicol Economic and Spatial Impacts The New Media - Francoise Sabbah PART FIVE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Technological Determination and Determinism - Richard A Walker Industrial Growth and Location Technology and Spatial Production Relations - Michael Storper Disequilibrium, Interindustry Relationships, and Industrial Evolution Studying Technology and Social Life - Claude S Fischer PART SIX: ALTERNATIVES Which 'Good Technology'? - Doreen Massey

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA00445587
• ISBN:
  • 0803924151
  • 0803924143
• LCCN: 84024876
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Beverly Hills, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 320 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HT108
  • LCC : T14.5
  • DC19 : 307.76 s
  • DC19 : 303.4/83
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Technology -- Social aspects -- Addresses, essays, lectures
  • LCSH : Space in economics -- Addresses, essays, lectures
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00325166