Using community informatics to transform regions

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Marshall, Stewart., Taylor, Wallace, 1944-, Yu, Xing Huo.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2004.
• Subjects: Community development.; Regional economics.; Information technology > Economic aspects.; Information technology > Social aspects.; Digital divide.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xv, 302 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 159140133X (ebook); 9781591401339 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

In many international settings, regional economies are declining resulting in lowered opportunities for these communities. This result attacks the very fabric of cohesion and purpose for these regional societies, and increases social, health, economic and sustainability problems. Community informatics research, education and practice is an emerging area in many countries, which seeks to address these issues. The primary objective of this book is to provide leaders, policy developers, researchers, students and community workers with successful strategies and principles of Community Informatics to transform regions. It embraces an integrative cross-sectoral approach in the use of Community Informatics to increase both social and cultural capital as a means to increased sustainability for regional communities.