Network Nature

The Place of Nature in the Digital Age

Richard Coyne (Edinburgh College of Art, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Visual Arts
31 October 2019

Theory of architecture; Technology: general issues; Digital lifestyle

How do people avoid the stresses of the digital age? Urban dwellers must now turn to nature to recover, restore and rebalance after the stresses brought on by relentless digital connectivity. It is easy to task nature as the cure, with technology as the ailment.

In Network Nature, Richard Coyne challenges the definitions of both the natural and the artificial that support this time-worn narrative of nature's benefits. In the process, he attacks the counter-claim that nature must succumb to the sovereignty of digital data. Covering a spectrum of issues and concepts, from big data and biohacking to animality, numinous spaces and the post-digital, he draws on the rich field of semiotics as applied to natural systems and human communication, to enhance our understanding of place, landscape and architecture in a digital world.

By: Richard Coyne (Edinburgh College of Art UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781350136717
ISBN 10: 1350136719
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 31 October 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: Tuning in to nature Chapter 2: The book of nature Chapter 3: Reproducing nature Chapter 4: Digital autochthony Chapter 5: Contested places Chapter 6: Zoo-space Chapter 7: Refuge Chapter 8: Numinous places Chapter 9: The machine stops Coda Notes References Index

Richard Coyne is Professor of Architectural Computing at the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Reviews for Network Nature: The Place of Nature in the Digital Age

An outstanding tour de force of the meaning, impact and applications of all things digital in the natural world. Covering aspects of philosophy, biology, geography, social science, cultural theory and the arts it is an accessible and thought-provoking read for anyone interested in place, digital technologies and nature. -- Andrew Hudson-Smith * Professor of Digital Urban Systems, University College London *