Urban Techno-Politics: An Introduction

A Techno-Economic Model for the Optimized Introduction of ADSL Technology in an Urban Area

This paper optimizes the introduction of broadband internet service in an existing PSTN network, by the means of a techno-economical model. The proposed model determines the optimal timing of introduction of ADSL technology to an urban telephone network, as seen by the Network Access Provider perspective. The implementation strategy is determined on the basis of the maximization of the total in...

Introduction : Disasters as Politics – Politics as Disasters

What is the relationship between politics and disasters and how does this relate to the recent boom in disaster studies? The introduction to this volume argues that the recent interest in disasters is not because there are more disasters, but because of two recent developments within the social sciences: first, a focus on rupture rather than on continuity and second, a focus on materiality. Dis...

Mediating urban politics

Where is Urban Politics ?

Introduction: politics, misperception, or apropos?