The Neighborhood in the Internet: Design Research Projects in Community Informatics

by John Millar Carroll

Book Overview

Today, "community" seems to be everywhere. At home, at work, and online, the vague but comforting idea of the community pervades every area of life. But have we lost the ability truly to understand what it means? The Neighborhood in the Internet investigates social and civic effects of community networks on local community, and how community network designs are appropriated and extended by community members.

Carroll uses his conceptual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138020052
• ISBN13: 9781138020054
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"