Helsinki: a software sorted city? A case study of the geodemographics industry in Finland

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

TAKALA, V.

Dept. of Sociology, Univ., London, Royaume-Uni

Description :
This paper takes one example of influential information technology, geodemographic neighbourhood segmentation software, and analyses it in the context of Helsinki, the capital of FinlandThe analysis pays specific attention to the problems that arise when a classification scheme developed in the UK is translated in to the historical and cultural context of a Nordic welfare State. Finally, the paper looks at the theoretical debates around geodemographics, and considers directions for future research in the area. After all, the inundation of digital data in our culture has not only been seen as a new subject of inquiry for social science, but as an intensifying methodological challenge for the entire discipline.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Fennia (Helsinki, 2010), issn : 1798-5617, 2014, vol. 192, n°. 2, p. 140-153, nombre de pages : 14, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2014

Identifiants :
eurl : http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/fennia/article/view/45342/13874

Editeur :
Pays édition : Finlande, Turku, University of Turku

Langue :
Anglais