E-topia: Urban Life, Jim—But Not as We Know It explores how digital technology, telecommunications, and networked information systems are transforming cities and everyday urban life. William J. Mitchell examines the changing relationship between physical places and electronic networks and considers what happens when activities traditionally tied to specific locations can increasingly take place online. Homes, workplaces, shops, public spaces, transportation systems, and social interactions are reconsidered in light of the digital revolution. Rather than predicting the disappearance of the physical city, Mitchell argues for new forms of urban organization in which electronic and material environments become closely intertwined. The book connects architecture, urban planning, technology, and social change, offering a forward-looking analysis of how networked technologies can reshape the design, function, and experience of cities.

Willam J. Mitchell

E-topia. Urban life, Jim-but not as we know it