The mobile, liquid, and interconnected society presupposes, and demands, ever-increasing speed in the movement of people, goods, and information. But it also generates feedback effects. This is the lesser-explored, yet crucial, face of globalization. Without the massive ships of the shipping industry, there would be no global economy of goods designed in America, manufactured in China, and distributed worldwide. Without distributed computing and instant delivery systems, there would be no Amazon economy. Without digital platforms, there would be no vast market for large-scale organized retail. Without high-speed trains, there would be no movement of people between major cities—movement that has transformed the way we live and work. In just a few years, a historic transformation has taken place: from the mass automobile industry to the informational, cognitive, and personalized mobility of the new century. This shift involves major capital investment and technological innovation, the consumption of environmental resources, and significant impacts on both ecology and daily life, including individual identity. These are facets of a broader and more subtle phenomenon: social acceleration. A phenomenon that also brings with it alienation and disintegration and, today, a radical rethinking in the wake of the pandemic. What goals is society chasing at such high speed? This volume explores the economy of speed, the technical knowledge that makes it possible, and the social and environmental paradoxes it entails.
Economia della velocità – Silvana Editoriale
€15.00
1 in stock (can be backordered)
[Author: Paolo Perulli]
The mobile, liquid, and interconnected society presupposes, and demands, ever-increasing speed in the movement of people, goods, and information. But it also generates feedback effects. This is the lesser-explored, yet crucial, face of globalization.
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| Dimensions | 12.5 × 20.5 cm |
|---|---|
| Language | Italian |
| Anno | 2022 |
| Binding | Paperback with flaps |
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