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245 _aImpacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on neighborhoods a typological study : submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of master of architecture : faculty of architecture, university of Melbourne
260 _aAustralia
_bUniversity of Melbourne
_c2008
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505 _aCONTENTS Preface iv Acknowledgement v List of figures v' List of tables vi List of charts yi CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1 Research context 1 Research aims 2 Research questions 2 Scope 3 Significance 3 Thesis outline 4 CHAPTER TWO Emerging lifestyles and neighborhoods 2.1. Wired environments 5 2.1.1Dubai Marina (phase one) 5 2.1.2The town of Blacksburg 6 2.1.3The town of Abingdon 7 2.1.4Colletta Di Castelbianco 8 Neighborhoods and Residents 2.2What does neighborhood mean? 10 2.3Neighborhood and residents' impact on it 11 2.4Neighborhood typology 13 ICTs and People 2.5What does 1CT mean? 16 2.6Impacts of ICTs on people 17 2.7e-Lifestyles 19 2.8ICT and Space 22 2.9Impacts of ICTs on neighborhoods 23 2.10. ITCs in Australia 24 2.10.1Individuals and home-lives 24 2.10.2Work performance 25 CHAPTER THREE Research design and fieldwork 3.1Methodology 27 3.2Identified qualities of neighborhoods 30 3.2.1Social qualities 30 3.2.2Spatial qualities 32 3.2.3Services 35 3.3.Developing interview content 36 3.3.1First group of questions: Lifestyle 37 3.3.2Second group of questions: Social and Spatial preferences 38 3.4. Fieldwork 39 3.4.1. Search for participants 39 3.4.2. New and modified definitions 40 3.4.3. Sample transcription data 41 3.4.4. Sample questionnaire data 50 3.4.5. Sample information about participants 54 3.4.6. Limitations and constrains of methodology 68 CHAPTER FOUR Results 4.1Spread of lifestyles in neighborhood types 69 4.2Spread of lifestyles and pattern of daily in-town trips 70 4.3Job changes and movements 73 4.4Preference criteria for neighborhood selection 74 4.4.1Live-work Vs e-Nomad 74 4.4.2Center Vs Residential Partnership 75 4.4.3Retreat 76 4.5.Desirability of the 26 neighborhood qualities 77 4.5.1Live-work Vs e-Nomad 11 4.5.2Center Vs Residential Partnership 79 4.5.3Lifestyles in different types of 79 neighborhoods 4.6. Qualitative analysis of daily preferences 83 4.6.1Live-work Vs e-Nomad 83 4.6.2Retreat residents 86 4.6.3Global Vs Local 86 CHAPTER FIVE Analysis and Discussion 5.1. Changing neighborhoods 89 5.1.1Impacts relevant to all neighborhood types 89 5.1.2Impacts relevant to Center neighborhoods 90 5.1.3Impacts relevant to Residential Partnership 92 neighborhoods 5.1.4Impacts relevant to Retreat neighborhoods 93 5.2Reviewing assumptions 94 5.3Conclusions 95 5.3.1. Future work 96 Bibliography 97 Appendix A Invitation letter 103 Appendix B Questionnaire 105 Appendix C Primary results and analysis 109 Appendix D Introduction of the participants 119
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891 _aGratis from Dr. Bharat Dave
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