Monday, October 10, 2011

1) What does Gibson mean when he says, "cities cab be at thir experientially richest during periods of relative disjunction"?

Gibson means that cities that are somewhat disjunction or in a state of ruin can be extremely functional in other aspects. This disjunction allows for outbursts of creativity and randomization that can lead to many fantastic things, especially for young artists. Nobody wants to live in a "flat surface," a city needs to have depth and room to grow.

2) What according to Gibson, is the "risk of Disneylanding" that threatens the life of a city?

Gibson describes "Disneylanding" as a city "building themselves too permanently into a given day's vision of what they should be. There are cities that cease to provide choice and chance encounters that make cities interesting and exciting.

3) What does Gibson mean when he says "The future of cities will consist of two different modalities combined with the ageographical and largely unrecognized meat city that is the Internet"?

Gibson writes about how in this present day, technology allows people to master areas of expertise that previously required residence in a city. You no longer need to be in the actually city to be a part of it because of the Internet.

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