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Challenging the digital divide: a literature review of community informatics initiatives
- Authors:
- LOADER Brian D., KEEBE Leigh
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Unsurprisingly there is a perceived correlation between the ‘information poor’ and those communities which are currently socially and economically isolated. The fear is that current trends in the acquisition, access and diffusion of ICTs may act to reinforce these existing inequalities. Consequently, as the new media and their adoption become increasingly important for educational achievement, employment opportunities, access to public and commercial services and other life choices, people living in deprived localities are likely to be significantly disadvantaged. The digital divide therefore refers to much more than the notion of access to technology. It is crucially bound up with debates about social exclusion, economic regeneration of deprived areas and the breakdown of social capital and community relations.
Planning for disabled people in New Osbaldwick
- Authors:
- SHAW Virginia, BAGGLEY Mark, JARVIS Alison
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report makes recommendations about the planning of New Osbaldwick in order to meet their needs. It argues that, taking an inclusive approach to all impairments, and using prevalence rates within the general population, assumptions can be made about the numbers of wheelchair users, people with learning difficulties and mental health problems and so on. This has implications for all aspects of life in New Osbaldwick – including buildings, information and community facilities.
Planning for older people in New Osbaldwick
- Author:
- APPLETON Nigel
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study explores what might help older people settle most easily into a new community such as New Osbaldwick. The review identifies the characteristics of neighbourhoods and communities that will meet their needs, aspirations and priorities. It discusses the implications of their current and future requirements in the design and operation of their homes. The key issues are summarised in a set of recommendations for planners, developers and all those interested in the impact of an ageing society upon the provision of housing.
Planning for children, young people and young families in New Osbaldwick
- Authors:
- MADGE Nicola, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study explores what might help children, young people and young families settle most easily into a new community such as New Osbaldwick. It looks at requirements relating to education, health, leisure and safety, and also considers measures to help young people and families feel positively about their locality, have a ‘voice’ in how it is organised and managed, and share a sense of really belonging. The report concludes with ten specific suggestions for New Osbaldwick