Technological Reshaping of Metropolitan America

摘要

Advanced industrial economies are in the midst of a technological revolution,driven in large part by rapid advances in microelectronics technologies. These digital electronic technologies permit information in a myriad of forms to be generated, routed, and transmitted cheaply, instantaneously, and at high volumes virtually anywhere. There has been much speculation about the impacts of the 'information superhighway,' 'digital society,' and emerging 'cyberspace' on society in general, but surprisingly little is known about the potential effects of this technology revolutions on industrial and residential location patterns broadly, or on urban conditions in the United States specifically. The OTA Report examines new policy approaches that would focus on development of innovative strategies for economic revitalization of urban core areas (including central cities and inner suburbs); creation of partnerships between urban cores and industry, state governments, and suburban jurisdictions; and movement toward full pricing of development and infrastructure to reduce or eliminate price subsidies now encouraging dispersed development.