{"product_id":"the-data-revolution-a-critical-analysis-of-big-data-open-data-and-data-infrastructures-paperback","title":"The Data Revolution: A Critical Analysis of Big Data, Open Data and Data Infrastructures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Kitchin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur world is becoming ever more data-driven, transforming how business is conducted, governance enacted, and knowledge produced. Yet, the nature of data and the scope and implications of the changes taking place are not always clear. The Data Revolution is a must read for anyone interested in why data have become so important in the contemporary era. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thoroughly updated, including ten new chapters, the book provides an accessible and comprehensive: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eintroduction to thinking conceptually about the nature of data and the field of critical data studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoverview of big data, open data and data infrastructures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eanalysis of the utility and value of big and open data for research, business, government and civil society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eassessment of the concerns and risks in a data-driven world and how to prevent and mitigate them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Kitchin \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Professor in Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute and Department of Geography. He was a European Research Council Advanced Investigator on the Programmable City project (2013-2018) and a principal investigator on the Building City Dashboards project (2016-2020) and for the Digital Repository of Ireland (2009-2017). He is the (co)author or (co)editor of 31 other academic books, and (co)author of over 200 articles and book chapters. He has been an editor of \u003cem\u003eDialogues in Human Geography, Progress in Human Geography \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSocial and Cultural Geography\u003c\/em\u003e, and was the co-Editor-in-Chief of the\u003cem\u003e International Encyclopedia of Human Geography\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the 2013 recipient of the Royal Irish Academy's Gold Medal for the Social Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452374487277,"sku":"9781529733754","price":147.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-data-revolution-a-critical-analysis-of-big-data-open-data-and-data-infrastructures-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}