THE EFFECT OF LOCAL STRUCTURAL FACTORS ON LOCAL ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL ACTIVITIES
Autor: | Ken'ichi Ikeda, Makoto Shimura |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 73:1743-1748 |
ISSN: | 1881-8161 1340-4210 |
DOI: | 10.3130/aija.73.1743 |
Popis: | The reconstruction of local community by using ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) has been key issues in the field of local governance. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of local structural factors toward local online communities and participation in local activities. The result showed significant effect of local structural factors. The smaller the size of local communities were, the older the age of local communities were, and the lower the percentage of rental housing in the local communities were, the more actively people participated in local activities. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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