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Socio-technical Systems, Public Space and Urban Fragmentation: The Case of 'Cybercafés' in China

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  • Gilles Puel

    (LEREPS - Laboratoire d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Economie, les Politiques et les Systèmes Sociaux - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT - Université de Toulouse - Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Toulouse - ENSFEA - École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole de Toulouse-Auzeville)

  • Valérie Fernandez

    (Télécom ParisTech)

Abstract

The geography of Internet access places is constructed by the interaction of the stakeholders, not only by the negotiation of local regulatory policies but also by the uses of these technologies. It differentiates urban space, contributes to urban fragmentation and the fragmentation into archipelagos of social groups, in a relationship which is not one-to-one. The new socio-technical practices of the city in interaction with infrastructures linked to mobility and accessibility produce urban forms which intensify social fragmentation. This work is based on field surveys conducted in China combining face-to-face questionnaires and in-depth interviews with operators (of cybercafés, local managers, etc.) and their users.

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  • Gilles Puel & Valérie Fernandez, 2012. "Socio-technical Systems, Public Space and Urban Fragmentation: The Case of 'Cybercafés' in China," Post-Print halshs-00844381, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00844381
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098011410333
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    1. Calzada, Igor, 2015. "Calzada, I. & Cobo, C. (2015), Unplugging: Deconstructing the Smart City. Journal of Urban Technology 22(1): 23-43. DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2014.971535," SocArXiv kmpf8, Center for Open Science.
    2. Pan, Yu & He, Sylvia Y., 2023. "An investigation into the impact of the built environment on the travel mobility gap using mobile phone data," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    3. Shenjing He & George CS Lin, 2015. "Producing and consuming China’s new urban space: State, market and society," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 52(15), pages 2757-2773, November.

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