Neighbourhood Environment and Its Association with Place Based Ubiquitous Technologies : A Case Study of Queensland, Australia

Neighbourhood Environment and Its Association with Place Based Ubiquitous Technologies : A Case Study of Queensland, Australia

Place based intervention has become an important strategy for the ubiquitous city initiative. However, the role of the ubiquitous built environment in determining urban quality of life has not investigated fully. Using place as a relational space where people access u-infrastructure, u-health and u-services, this paper examines the relationship between spatial variations in the provision of ICTs and the spatial reconfiguration of quality of life operating at different geographical scales across Australia. Based on a case study of the state of Queensland in Australia, we emphasize the need for a place based approach to ubiquitous technologies and infrastructure provision in different socio economic hierarchies of space and place.