Book chapter
Ranking Digital Cities and Suburbs
Digital Cities
Oxford University Press
12/10/2012
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812936.003.0005
Abstract
Chapter 5 ranks the nation's fifty largest central cities and suburban areas by the percent of the city population with broadband Internet at home or Internet use at any location. We estimate access and use in major cities and their suburban areas, as this data has not been systematically available below the state level. Using multilevel statistical models, this chapter compares digital cities on measures that count, including disparities by race and ethnicity. There is a surprising amount of variation across cities, and across suburban regions. Some cities are digital cities and some are not; but even the most advanced cities face challenges for achieving universal access and for realizing the benefits of information technology. By identifying more technologically-inclusive places as well as those lagging behind, public policy can better address digital inequalities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Ranking Digital Cities and Suburbs
- Creators
- Caroline J TolbertKaren MossbergerWilliam Franko
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Digital Cities
- DOI
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199812936.003.0005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press; New York
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/10/2012
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; Public Policy Center (Archive); Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9983988973502771
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