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Big Data, new epistemologies and paradigm shifts
- R. Kitchin
- Sociology
- 1 April 2014
This article examines how the availability of Big Data, coupled with new data analytics, challenges established epistemologies across the sciences, social sciences and humanities, and assesses the… Expand
The real-time city? Big data and smart urbanism
- R. Kitchin
- 2014
Abstract‘Smart cities’ is a term that has gained traction in academia, business and government to describe cities that, on the one hand, are increasingly composed of and monitored by pervasive and… Expand
The Real-Time City? Big Data and Smart Urbanism
- R. Kitchin
- Sociology
- 3 July 2013
Smart cities' is a term that has gained traction in academia, business and government to describe cities that, on the one hand, are increasingly composed of and monitored by pervasive and ubiqui-… Expand
The data revolution : big data, open data, data infrastructures & their consequences
- R. Kitchin
- Business, Sociology
- 18 August 2014
Chapter 1: Conceptualising Data What are data? Kinds of data Data, information, knowledge, wisdom Framing data Thinking critically about databases and data infrastructures Data assemblages and the… Expand
Making sense of smart cities: addressing present shortcomings
- R. Kitchin
- Sociology
- 1 March 2015
This commentary characterises and critiques research on smart cities. I argue that much of the writing and rhetoric about smart cities seeks to appear non-ideological, commonsensical and pragmatic.… Expand
Conducting Research in Human Geography: theory, methodology and practice
- R. Kitchin, N. Tate
- Sociology
- 1 September 1999
1.Acknowledgements2.Thinking about Research3.Planning a Research Project4.Data Generation for Quantitative Data Analysis5.Preparing, Exploring and Describing Quantitative Data6.Analysing and… Expand
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A Dictionary of Human Geography
- N. Castree, R. Kitchin, A. Rogers
- Geography
- 26 April 2013
A Dictionary of Human Geography is a brand new addition to Oxford's Paperback Reference Series, offering over 2,000 clear and concise entries on human geography terms. From basic terms and concepts… Expand
'Out of Place', 'Knowing One's Place': Space, power and the exclusion of disabled people
- R. Kitchin
- Sociology
- 1 June 1998
Disabled people are marginalised and excluded from 'mainstream' society. In general, our understanding of the processes of exclusion is grounded in time and history. In this paper, it is argued that… Expand
Code/Space: Software and Everyday Life
- R. Kitchin, M. Dodge
- Engineering
- 22 April 2011
After little more than half a century since its initial development, computer code is extensively and intimately woven into the fabric of our everyday lives. From the digital alarm clock that wakes… Expand
The Researched Opinions on Research: Disabled people and disability research
- R. Kitchin
- Psychology
- 1 January 2000
Thirty-five disabled people with a range of physical, sensory and mental impairments were interviewed about (1) their experiences of research; (2) their general opinions concerning research; (3)… Expand