Digitally Disrupted Space
Proximity and New Development Opportunities for Regions and Cities
1st Edition
Author
Anastasia Panori, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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About the book
Digitally Disrupted Space: Proximity and New Development Opportunities for Regions and Cities develops an analytical framework of the key structural elements in relation to the digital space and its impact on existing spatial interactions at a regional and urban level. The book puts forth the argument that the digital space is a new form of space acting complementary to existing spatial structures and creating novel interactions between and/or within them. It explores how digital space enhances connected intelligence by combining knowledge-intensive activities, cooperation between organizational and institutional actors, and smart environments of knowledge creation and diffusion.
Academics and researchers will find insights into how cities and regions can adopt this new developmental paradigm; how to organize connected intelligence within regional and urban environments; and how to sustain productivity, resilience and inclusion through the use of digital space. Digital transformation managers in the public sector and entrepreneurs in private organizations can leverage the opportunities offered from this transition process, not only by identifying actions and strategies for boosting their productivity, but also for making them more resilient during socio-economic, environmental and health crises.
Key Features
Thoroughly analyzes the role of digital space to complement existing structures and generate new interactions and networks, revealing the digital elements that are essential for the rise of new dynamics, connectors and routines
Positions the digital space emergence under the framework of a multi-level transition perspective, shedding light on how digital space reshapes transition processes
Explores the potential challenges and opportunities arising from the emergence of the digital space for regional development
Publication: 2024 | Paperback ISBN: 9780443141508 eBook ISBN: 9780443141515
About the Author
Anastasia Panori is an Assistant Professor at the School of Spatial Planning and Development of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She holds a master’s degree in Economics (University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki) and a PhD in Economic and Regional Development from Panteion University of Athens. Her work has been published in top academic journals. She has contributed to generating more than €10 million through research and consultancy projects, mainly supported via European funding schemes (H2020, Horizon Europe), and she has worked as an expert for the European Commission and the Greek National Documentation Centre. Anastasia serves on the editorial boards of REGION and IET Smart Cities, and she has been invited to edit Special Issues on the digital transition of regional and the future of cities for Regional Studies and Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. She also co-edited the Greek book “Spatial planning in the digital age” (Kritiki).
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, School of Spatial Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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