Mobile Technologies of the City (Networked Cities)

Manyaspectsofeconomicandsociallifeareincreasinglyconducted"onthemove"orawayfrom"home."Moderntechnologiesmakeitpossibletobemobileandconnectedatthesametime.Mobilecommunicationstechnologiesareplayinganincreasinglyimportantpartintheworldtoday.Atthesametimeurbantransportationandsurveillancesystemsarealsobeingrebuiltandupdated.Notionsofmobilityarechangingandinfluencingpatternsofmovement,co-presence,socialexclusionandsecurityacrossmanyurbancontexts.InMobileTechnologiesoftheCityMimiShellerandJohnUrrybringtogetheracarefullyselectedgroupofinnovativecasestudieswhichtracetheemergencebothofthenewsocio-technicalpracticesofthecityandofanewtheoreticalparadigmformobilitiesresearch.ThecasestudiesonVienna,Liverpool,Bristol,London,Tokyo,Paris,LosAngelesandHongKong,rangeacrossmedia,includingguidebooks,websites,trainschedules,WI-FI,cinema,mobilephones,andmobilegaming,encompassinginfrastructuressuchasroadandrailsystems,airlinenetworksandhubs,internetroutersandwireless"hotspots."Thecasestudiesalsofocusonurbansitesincludingstreets,trainplatforms,busstops,airports,internetcafes,park-benchesandcars.MobileTechnologiesoftheCitycontributesnewtheoreticalperspectivesonmobility,communicationandsecurityinaworldfullofeasilyavailableaccesstophysicalmobilitiesandcommunicationtechnologies.