Metropolitan+dualism

toc == =Metropolitan Dualism=

Theory of [|Manuel Catells], a part of his Space of Flows doctrine

people in society; in other words people of lower economic rank will not benefit from this shift from space of places to space of flows (information society)
 * the domination of the space of flows over the space of places
 * most important form of social/territorial exclusion, that has become as significant as regional uneven developtment
 * the simultaneous growth and decline of economies and societies within the same metropolitan area is a most fundamental trend of territorial organization, and a key challenge to urban management today
 * the space of flows creates an open field of information which is not readily available to tap into by all
 * because you are in the “space of places” doesn’t mean that you are in the flow of information
 * there is still an economical, social and territorial divide in this new information society
 * Most important form of social/territorial exclusion,, that has become as significant as regional uneven development.
 * The simultaneous growth and decline of economies and societies within the same metropolitan area is a most fundamental trend of territorial organization, and a key challenge to urban management nowadays.