Urban Communication Systems: Neighborhoods and the Search for Community

by Leo W. Jeffres

This book is a call for more research into urban systems in general and communication patterns specifically within geographically defined units of analysis. Community is a key concept in discussions of how technology is affecting people's lives today. As the Internet links people to larger ""virtual communities,"" we need to revisit how neighborhoods help people find community if urban areas are to thrive as social systems. The book treats the urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572734124
• ISBN13: 9781572734128
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Hampton Press (NJ)
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.