Community Networks: Lessons from Blacksburg, Virginia (Artech House Telecommunications Library) - Hardcover
Presented in this work is the five-year evolution of the Blacksburg Electronic Village - the venture that linked the citizens of Blacksburg, Virginia, to each other and to the rest of the world, entirely through the Internet. It addresses the social, economic, technical and educational impact of living in a "connected town", based on community-wide surveys, focus groups and data-logging efforts. It also describes the essential components of a community network, and offers useful advice on designing and developing an electronic community.
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About the Author:
Andrew Cohill is the director of the Blacksburg Electronic Village and an adjunct professor in the department of architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he also received his Ph.D. in architecture and environmental design. Andrea Kavanaugh is the director of research for the Blacksburg Electronic Village and a research fellow with the department of communications studies at Virginia Tech. She earned her Ph.D. in environmental design and planning from Virginia Tech.
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- PublisherArtech House Publishers
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1580531881
- ISBN 13 9781580531887
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages417
- EditorAndrew Cohill, Andrea Kavanaugh
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