Böcker av Rob Kitchin

Digital technologies should be making life easier. And to a large degree they are, transforming everyday tasks of work, consumption, communication, travel and play. But they are also accelerating and fragmenting our lives affecting our well-being and exposing us to extensive data extraction and profiling that helps determine our life chances. Initially, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown seemed to create new opportunities for people to practice 'slow computing', but it quickly became clear that it was as difficult, if not more so, than during normal times. Is it then possible to experience the joy and benefits of computing, but to do so in a way that asserts individual and collective autonomy over our time and data? Drawing on the ideas of the 'slow movement', Slow Computing sets out numerous practical and political means to take back control and counter the more pernicious effects of living digital lives.

This work looks at how we think and behave in geographic space. The authors have three aims: to provide a synthesis of knowledge from across the disciplines; to provide a critical appraisal of the field; and to put foreward new ideas and theories whilst outlining a future agenda for research.

Designed to guide students through the process of undertaking research projects in human geography. The text provides information on everything from nurturing ideas to the presentation of findings.

This book is a geographic exploration and critical reading of cyberspace. It will be a valuable addition to the growing body of literature on cyberspace and what it means for the future.

the definitive guide to successfully publishing social science research, securing a job, gaining tenure, surviving research assessment exercises, and obtaining promotion.

This text is a thorough overview of cyberspace, presented along with international case studies, illustrations and a guide to the literature in this area. It brings together material from social theory, cultural studies, sociology, political science and geography and planning.