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Title	Communication About Sensors And Communication Through Sensors: Localizing The Internet Of Things In Rural Communities
ID_Doc	14895
Authors	Butkowski C.; Chan N.K.; Berniker T.; Rodriguez A.; Schlather K.; Max Zhang K.; Humphreys L.
Year	2023
Published	Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 28, 5
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmad005
Abstract	Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks are an emerging technology at the center of the datafication and optimization of far-reaching environmental infrastructures-from "smart cities"to workplace efficiencies. However, this low-power, low-cost technology is also well suited to local deployments in rural communities, which are often overlooked by digital development initiatives. Therefore, we used a social construction of technology approach to study how various U.S.-based IoT stakeholders-including designers and advocates as well as citizen stakeholders-understand and value sensor network technologies. Through observational methods, in-depth interviews, and participatory design research in a rural Upstate New York municipality, we worked to design sensor networks with rural community members to generate data about and for community members to further local knowledge. We found that designing rural sensor networks requires stakeholders to navigate obstacles of communication about sensors and communication through sensors to facilitate secure, ethical, and localized sensing in rural communities. © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of International Communication Association.
Author Keywords	community; Internet of Things; qualitative methods; smart homes/cities; technology adoption; urban/rural

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