Sustaining Urban Networks
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Sustaining Urban Networks

The Social Diffusion of Large Technical Systems

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Sustaining Urban Networks

The Social Diffusion of Large Technical Systems

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Considering sustainability in its economic, environmental and social contexts, the contributors take stock of previous research on large technical systems and discuss their sustainability from three main perspectives: uses, cities, and rules and institutions.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2004
ISBN
9781134345694
Edition
1
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Urban Planning & Landscaping

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Notes on Contributors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction: Network Systems Revisited: The Confounding Nature of Universal Systems
  9. Part I Networks and the Development of Cities
  10. Part II Risks, Crises and the Dependence of Cities upon Networks
  11. Part III Constructing and Deconstructing the Internet
  12. Part IV Networks and Sustainable Access to Water
  13. Part V Networks as Institutions
  14. Author Index
  15. Subject Index