URST 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Manuel Castells, Environmental Movement, Social Inequality
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Space of flows, space of places: materials for a theory of urbanism in the. We are heading towards an increasingly urbanized world. Social relations are categorized by individuation and communalism (both utilizes online communication) Shifts from a regular, conventional family to networked units. Network enterprise for economic activity is decentralized --> reconfigures space and the work place. There is a global criminal economy --> affects low income communities (as jobs are still supplied for crime) Breakdown of communication leads to gated communities and social inequality. Virtual realities are showcased in urban areas in order to indicate the. The higher the value of the city, the more they are connected. Cities without name, culture and institutions lack political. Leads to a new form of state --> the network state: a giant organization featuring national governments, local governments, regional governments and even non-governmental organizations. Urban social movements have evolved into two main streams:
