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Information Tectonics: Space, Place and Technology in an Electronic Age
Wilson
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Description for Information Tectonics: Space, Place and Technology in an Electronic Age
Hardback. This text maps out new networks of information and power, and presents an overview of one of the strongest growing areas in geography, namely technology. It is covered in three parts: conceptualizing electronic space; global electronic commerce; and urban, regional and national development. Editor(s): Wilson, Mark I.; Madison, James; Corey, Kenneth E. (both Michigan State University, USA). Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGCM; TB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
Information Tectonics spatial organization in the electronic age The rapid development and diffusion of information technologies - telecommunications, computers, the Internet - is profoundly changing the character, and structure of interaction at the local, national and international level. Information technology is usually viewed as a technical issue, with analysis focusing on hardware, software and engineering concerns for efficient management and operation. Lost from much of the debate and discussion over information technology is the role of geography and the spatial context of information technology. To further understanding and knowledge of the spatial character and geographic impact of information technology, this ... Read more
Information Tectonics spatial organization in the electronic age The rapid development and diffusion of information technologies - telecommunications, computers, the Internet - is profoundly changing the character, and structure of interaction at the local, national and international level. Information technology is usually viewed as a technical issue, with analysis focusing on hardware, software and engineering concerns for efficient management and operation. Lost from much of the debate and discussion over information technology is the role of geography and the spatial context of information technology. To further understanding and knowledge of the spatial character and geographic impact of information technology, this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471984276
SKU
V9780471984276
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99-50
About Wilson
Mark I. Wilson is Associate Professor and Kenneth E. Corey is Professor and Senior Research Advisor at Michigan State University. Both are convenors on E-Space: The Electronic Space Project, which is a community of researchers, policy makers and IT professionals with an interest in the spatial impact and implications of information technology.
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