Telecommunications and the future of cities: debunking the myths

Authors

  • Stephen Graham Center of Urban Technology, Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Newcastle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612000007700001

Keywords:

urban development, urban policy, information and communication technologies

Abstract

This article attempts to debunk five prevailing myths which together are implicit in much of the current debate and rhetoric surrounding telecommunications and the future of cities. These are labelled: the myth of the technological determinism, the myth of urban dissolution, the myth of universal access, the myth of the simple substitution of transport by telecommunications, and the myth of local powerlessness. Each is treated in turn, and for each an attempt is made to build to recent research to develop more sophisticated perspectives of city-telecommunications relations.

Published

2000-05-07

How to Cite

Graham, S. (2000). Telecommunications and the future of cities: debunking the myths. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 26(77). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612000007700001

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