What is this blog about? Â Simply put, its about technology and the city. Â More broadly, it is about the tools and technologies that are changing the way we engage with the places we live and work. Â Some of the posts will be related directly to work I do at PlaceMatters in Denver, Colorado. Â I will explore trends in civic engagement, democracy, urban planning, and technology. Â I will consider the philosophy of place and the tension and synergies between the real and the virtual.
As a start, here are some books that explore these relationships (that should give you some insight into what I’ll be looking at here):
- Me++: The Cyborg Self and the Networked City
, William J. Mitchell
- City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn
, William J. Mitchell
- Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
, Steven Johnson
- Splintering Urbanism: Networked Infrastructures, Technological Mobilities and the Urban Condition
, Steve Graham
And here are some of the blogs I keep up on:
- Digital Urban
- GIS and ABM
- Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis Blog
- PlaceMatters Blog
- Digital Earth Blog
That’s all for now folks. Â Look out for future posts.
Best,
Jason