Embedding an Ecology Notion in the Social Production of Urban Space

Klaebe, Helen G. and Adkins, Barbara A. and Foth, Marcus and Hearn, Gregory N. (2008) Embedding an Ecology Notion in the Social Production of Urban Space, in Foth, Marcus, Eds. Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City, chapter 12. Information Science Reference, IGI Global.

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Abstract

This chapter defines, explores and exemplifies research at the intersection of people, place and technology in cities. First we theorise the notion of ecology in the social production of space to continue our response to the quest of making sense of an environment characterised by different stakeholders and actors as well as technical, social and discursive elements that operate across dynamic time and space constraints. Second we describe and rationalise our research approach which is designed to illuminate from three different perspectives the processes at play in the social production of space. We illustrate the application of our model in a discussion of a case study of community networking and community engagement in an Australian urban renewal site. Three specific interventions that are loosely positioned at the exchange of each perspective are then discussed in detail, namely: Sharing Stories; Social Patchwork and History Lines; and City Flocks.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Status:	In Press
Place of Publication:	Hershey, PA
Keywords:	Communicative ecology; Master-planned communities; Collective interaction; Networked interaction; Digital storytelling; Triple play; Local Knowledgel; Lefebvre
Subjects:	400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media > 400104 Communication and Media Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370104 Urban Sociology and Community Studies
ID Code:	13349
Deposited By:	Foth, Marcus
Deposited On:	22 April 2008
Alternative Locations:	http://www.urbaninformatics.net/book/, http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=8367
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 2008 Information Science Reference, IGI Global
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