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Critical Mass and Self-Sustaining Activity

Critical Mass and Self-Sustaining Activity

Martin R. Gibbs, Philippa Wright, Michael Arnold
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 6
ISBN13: 9781591405757|ISBN10: 1591405750|EISBN13: 9781591407911
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch024
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Gibbs, Martin R., et al. "Critical Mass and Self-Sustaining Activity." Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, et al., IGI Global, 2005, pp. 138-143. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch024

APA

Gibbs, M. R., Wright, P., & Arnold, M. (2005). Critical Mass and Self-Sustaining Activity. In S. Marshall, W. Taylor, & X. Yu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology (pp. 138-143). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch024

Chicago

Gibbs, Martin R., Philippa Wright, and Michael Arnold. "Critical Mass and Self-Sustaining Activity." In Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology, edited by Stewart Marshall, Wal Taylor, and Xinghuo Yu, 138-143. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-575-7.ch024

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Abstract

Recent studies of community networks (CNs) have provided optimistic views of the potential of information and communication technology (ICT) to support and enhance community life in various ways, in a variety of urban settings (di Maggio, Hargittai, Neuman & Robinson, 2004; Hampton & Wellman, 2001; Kavanaugh & Patterson, 2001). Consequently, there is growing interest from the community sector and ICT professionals in facilitating the social appropriation of ICT, and a growing interest from academics in the performance and evaluation of CN technologies.

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