The Spatial Impact of Technological Change
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2018
Book
Hardback
484 pages
978-0-8153-7337-7 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1987, this book discusses a wide range of issues on how technological change is affecting the global economy and society. It examines government policies, the information economy and changes in particular countries and regions of the world. Special emphasis is given to the way new technology is bringing about fundamental changes in the spaital organisation of economy and society.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8153-7337-7 (9780815373377)
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Content
Part 1: The New Information Economy 1. The Geography of the Post-Industrial Economy 2. Perspectives on Post-Industrial Society: An Australian Viewpoint 3. The Informal Sector: On the Prospects of Doing Things Together 4. The Impact of Technology on the Household Economy Part 2: New Technology and the Information Economy 5. Personal Computing and Personal Architecture 6. Telecommunications and International Financial Centres 7. Telecommunications and Electronic Information Services in Australia 8. Traded Services, Regulated Markets and Technological Change 9. Institutional Economics and Technological Change in the Australian Retail Industry 10. Market Penetration of Office Automation Equipment in the United States Part 3: New Technology and Space USA and UK 11. The Geography of High Technology: An Anglo-American Comparison 12. The Impact of Industrial Structure on Global High-Technology Location 13. The Spatial Impact of Computer Culture: Post-Industrialism and the Spread of the Personal Computer in Britain 14. Technological Change and the Business Enterprise Western Europe: 15. Innovation and Urban Change 16. The Demand for Inovation-Oriented Regional Policy in the Federal Republic of Germany 17. Knowledge Centres, Information Diffusion and Regional Development Japan: 18. The Location of High-Technology Industry and the Technopolois Plan in Japan Australia 19. The Location of High Technology Industry: An Australian Perspective 20. High Technology Industry Location and Planning Policy in the Sydney Region Part 4: Government Intervention and Policy 21. Technology, the Market and Government Intervention 22. Foresighting Canada's Emerging Science and Technologies 23. Towards Higher High Technology Policy Urban Development Policy and Planning 24. Spatial Planning in the Information Age 25. Cities and Regions in the Electronic Age Part 5: The Dimensions of Change 26. Thinking Beyond Post-Industrial: The Social Perspectives 27. Urban Issues in an Advanced Industrial Society 28. The Transition to an Information Society