Maintaining Community in the Information Age The Importance of Trust, Place and Situated Knowledge
Description
By exploring the experiences of community activists and organizations working with information and communication technology (ICT) to build communities, this book offers a grounded and informed study of the role ICT plays in people's lives. The author emphasizes the importance of networks built around trust, shared spaces and local knowledge bases in the formation of significant relationships in contemporary Western societies.
Keywords
Social SciencePopular Culture
2005Book
Author(s)Evans, Karen
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781403912459
LanguageEnglish
