The book explores the relation of IT technology with a broad group of notions of different quality, dimension and scale (ex space, time, and modernity). Looking into the theory (ex definitions) but also into the praxis (ex modeling) finally makes IT "revolution" sound Justified. The sequential and hypertextual organization might be a little tricky, but at the same time it offers a kind of flexibility. It enables the reader to jump into different kind of notions in different chapters of the book, making interesting interconnections apart from the obvious.
What was helpful was the use of different polarities during the whole book, especially in the chapter of the “City” which was picked for further looking into. The information city emerges through the comparison to the current understanding and practices we use when planning contemporary cities. Through a series of polarities the characteristic of the information city become clear. In this way the mental shift that needs to be made, in order to adjust to the new context of the IT revolution,
is suggested.
What was helpful was the use of different polarities during the whole book, especially in the chapter of the “City” which was picked for further looking into. The information city emerges through the comparison to the current understanding and practices we use when planning contemporary cities. Through a series of polarities the characteristic of the information city become clear. In this way the mental shift that needs to be made, in order to adjust to the new context of the IT revolution,
is suggested.
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