Information and communications technology as potential catalyst for sustainable urban development
Subtitle: experiences in Eindhoven, Helsinki, Manchester, Marseilles and The Hague
By: Leo van den Berg, Willem van Winden.
Contributors: Winden, Willem van.; European Institute for Comparative Urban Research.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hampshire, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
Subjects: Community development, Urban -- Europe -- Case studies; Sustainable development -- Europe -- Case studies; Information technology -- Social aspects -- Case studies; Cities and towns -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Europe -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Euricur, European Institute for Comparative Urban Research."
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT; title: 1 ICT and the City: An Introduction 3; title: 2 Context: Urban Dynamics in Europe and the Role of ICT 8; title: PART TWO: ICT AND THE CITY: CONCLUSIONS AND SYNTHESIS; title: 3 The ICT Sector as Growth Engine for Urban Regions 19; title: 4 ICT as Instrument to Promote Urban Attractiveness 37; title: 5 Outlook and Further Research 48; title: PART THREE: CASE STUDIES; title: 6 Eindhoven 55; title: 7 Helsinki 63; title: 8 Manchester 81; title: 9 Marseilles 97; title: 10 The Hague 112.