G-Cot

The Geographical Construction of Technology

Bibliographic Data

ID5237404
AuthorsGlen Norcliffe (0000-0001-7734-0730, York University, Toronto,, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume34
Issue4
Pages449-475
Publication date2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience Technology & Human Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-2439 • E-ISSN: 1552-8251
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0162243908329182
OpenAlexW2099171473
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited37

This paper explores the process of technological innovation from a geographical perspective. Some explanations of technological change concentrate on the development of technology itself - in which makers play a central role, while other explanations focus more on consumption and the users of technology. In this paper, discussion will focus on interactions between makers and users, and on the particular places in which such interactions occur. It is proposed that these interactions, especially during the early phase of rapid product development, produce creative spaces. An adaptation of the social construction of technology (SCOT) model is therefore proposed which stresses the geographical settings in which rapid innovation occurs, and therefore is called geographical construction of technology (G-COT). The G-COT model is illustrated by the case of the Coventry bicycle industry from its foundation in 1869 to 1880 when this town had become the world's largest center of bicycle production

Business · Consumption (sociology) · Economic geography · Economics · Foundation (evidence) · Geography · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Process (computing) · Product (mathematics) · Production (economics) · Regional science · Social science · Sociology · Technological change · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Museums and Cultural Heritage

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