Networked Neighbourhoods

The setting for this book is the networked community. The treatment of the subject matter is broad and interdisciplinary, with contributions from computer science, sociology, design, human factors and communication technology. The chapter contributors, drawn from across Europe and North America, offer a varied prospectus of commentary, critique, sociological enquiry, technological development and research findings, which provides a rounded account of the progressive intermingling of social and electronic networks.

Showcases a unique and important set of case studies by many rising stars and important stalwarts in this field, which would not be available in another form

Inhalt
Networks and Neighbours.- Networked Neighbourhoods: The Purview.- Connected Community.- Community Practice in the Network Society: Pathways Toward Civic Intelligence.- Social Networks and the Nature of Communities.- Community Informatics for Community Development: the Hope or Hype Issue Revisited.- Knowledge and the Local Community.- Connected Memories in the Networked Digital Era: A Moving Paradigm.- Community and Communication: A Rounded Perspective1.- The Research Impetus.- Connected Lives: The Project1.- The Impact of the Internet on Local and Distant Social Ties.- The Magic Lounge: Connecting Island Communities Through Varied Communication Services.- The Digital Hug: Enhancing Emotional Communication by Creative Scenarios.- Ambient Intelligence: HumanAgent Interactions in a Networked Community.- Mediated Human Communication.- Beyond Communication: Human Connectedness as a Research Agenda.- The Presence Project: Helping Older People Engage with Their Local Communities.- Informing the Community: The Roles of Interactive Public Displays in Comparable Settings.- Serving Visitor Communities: A Mediated Experience of the Arts.