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This article attempts to debunk five prevailing myths which together are implicit in much of the current debate and rhetoric surrounding telecommunications and the future of cities. These are labelled: the myth of the technological determinism, the myth of urban dissolution, the myth of universal access, the myth of the simple substitution of transport by telecommunications, and the myth of local powerlessness. Each is treated in turn, and for each an attempt is made to build on recent research to develop more sophisticated perspectives of city-telecommunications relations. © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Graham S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Cities
Year: 1997
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 21-29
Print publication date: 01/02/1997
Date deposited: 17/03/2010
ISSN (print): 0264-2751
ISSN (electronic): 1873-6084
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0264-2751(37)00037-8
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-2751(37)00037-8
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