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High-Tech Fantasies - Science Parks in Society, Science and Space (Paperback, New)
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High-Tech Fantasies - Science Parks in Society, Science and Space (Paperback, New)
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"High-Tech Fantasies" goes beyond the normal "policy evaluation" to
examine the underlying assumptions which science parks embody about
science and society and their relation to space and geographical
uneven development. It is argued that science parks are founded on
a notion of scientific production and industrial innovation which
is not only technically inappropriate but also intrinsically
socially divisive. Moreover, the spatial form and symbolic spatial
content of science parks - near to academe, far from physical
production and with specific design characteristics - further
increases their tendency to promote (and depend upon) social
polarization. This polarization takes a precise geographical form,
exemplified in the clustering of "high-tech" in the semi-rural
regions of the south and east of England. The book focuses on the
tight and mutual relation between the forms of scientific
production, social structures and geographical inequality,
dismantling the popular concept of science parks to present an
alternative conceptualization from which the real implications of
science-park developments can be drawn. This book should be of
interest to university students of geography, so
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