Inverse infrastructures disrupting networks from below
The notion of inverse infrastructures--that is, bottom-up, user-driven, self-organizing networks--gives us a fresh perspective on the omnipresent infrastructure systems that support our economy and structure our way of living. This fascinating book considers the emergence of inverse infrastructures...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham
Edward Elgar Pub
2012
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The notion of inverse infrastructures--that is, bottom-up, user-driven, self-organizing networks--gives us a fresh perspective on the omnipresent infrastructure systems that support our economy and structure our way of living. This fascinating book considers the emergence of inverse infrastructures as a new phenomenon that will have a vast impact on consumers, industry and policy. Using a wide range of theories, from institutional economics to complex adaptive systems, it explores the mechanisms and incentives for the rise of these alternatives to large-scale infrastructures and points to their potential disruptive effect on conventional markets and governance models pt. 1. Theoretical perspectives -- pt. 2. Exploring inverse features -- pt. 3. Exploring implications -- pt. 4. Conclusion |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 319 p |
| ISBN: | 9781849803014 9781781952290 |