Cityscape in the Era of Information and Communication Technologies

• Main Author: Bonenberg, Agata (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The Urban Book Series,
• Subjects: Urban geography.; Application software.; Sustainable development.; Architecture.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Sustainable Development.; Cities, Countries, Regions.
• Physical Description: VI, 154 p. 89 illus., 48 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319695426
• ISSN: 2365-757X
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69542-6

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.