Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
By: Sunday working group (teluride) on Sun, Jul 25, '93
	7 responses so far



 This discussion concerns the issue of the effect and/or influence of the
 new information technology on the existing patterns of human settlement
 centering primarily on future demographics of the United States.

7 responses total.


Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
#  1:   (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (16:35)       9 lines

 The new technology being brought to us by the new information age is much
 more equalitarian than the previous industrial age. You don't need as much
 capital for plant and equipment nor a large number of employees to start
 up a company. All you need is 1 or 2 people and a computer. You don't need
 to locate and build a steel plant.Here the basis for getting into business
 isjust information. In Telluride, a town of 1,200 people, a daily
 newspaper was recently launched with the technology of desktop
 publishing.This enables us to have a renaissance of local tribal
 publications, which is certainly a more democratic notion.

Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
#  2: John Naisbitt (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (16:45)       9 lines

 There will be a shakeout in the computer industry in the future . We will
 go through tens of thousands before we get there. No cause for alarm. The
 industry is still in its infancy. It's just like the auto companies in the
 beginning. There were once 3,000 of them. Today there are only 3.
 
 With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, most people could not read
 nor write. To meet that concern, public education as we now know it was
 born. Now the big problem is just as basic. We need to educate people to
 the new technology.

Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
#  3: Naisbitt (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (16:48)       3 lines

 The big cities will go away. Look at Detroit. It has 1/2 the population
 that it had in the 60s. Flint is going away. We are hearing great
 apocalyptic predictions because we are nearing the end of the millinium.

Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
#  4: Naisbitt (teluride)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (16:53)       6 lines

 Will be increasing move toward settlement in smaller rural villages that
 are wired for the new technology. Whereas prior planning and zoning was
 based upon the automobile, these new "global" villages will contain
 live/work districts where one can work, live, shop within 5 minutes of
 each other. People will still want to travel of course. Big jumbo jets
 will move people efficiently to DisneyWorld, Hawaii or Paris.

Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
#  5: Howard Rheingold (hlr)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (20:49)       1 line

 But do you WANT bigger airplanes landing in Telluride?

Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
#  6: Tom Hargadon (foxhedge)      Sun, Jul 25, '93  (23:13)       1 line

 there is some nimby about all  that indeed.

Topic  37:  Human Settlement Patterns with the New Technology
#  7: Matisse Enzer (matisse)      Tue, Jul 27, '93  (00:39)       4 lines

 nimby = Not In My Back yard
 
 
 
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