
Information Tectonics
Space, Place and Technology in an Electronic Age
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 20. April 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 271 pages
978-0-471-98428-3 (ISBN)
Description
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 volume addresses three key aspects of the phenomenon. Conceptualising electronic space and placing it into existing and developing theories of spatial and social interaction. What does electronic interaction mean for our theoretical and perceptual understanding of place and distance? Exploration of the geographic dimensions of electronic commerce, such as financial flows, securities trade, and the re-engineered multinational corporation.
How do information technologies change economic and trading relationships? How do electronic relationships change people and places? Analysis of urban and regional development and IT, with emphasis on IT as a policy measure for urban development and regional growth. Can information technologies and intelligent cities provide the lives we want to lead? Contributor list Colin A. Arrowsmith Michael James Blaine Stanley D. Brunn Kenneth E. Corey David Gibbs Andrew E. Gillespie Stephen Graham John V. Langdale Tessa Morris-Suzuki Edward Mozley Roche Ranald Richardson Peter J. Rimmer Keith Tanner Steve Walker Barney Warf Mark I. Wilson
How do information technologies change economic and trading relationships? How do electronic relationships change people and places? Analysis of urban and regional development and IT, with emphasis on IT as a policy measure for urban development and regional growth. Can information technologies and intelligent cities provide the lives we want to lead? Contributor list Colin A. Arrowsmith Michael James Blaine Stanley D. Brunn Kenneth E. Corey David Gibbs Andrew E. Gillespie Stephen Graham John V. Langdale Tessa Morris-Suzuki Edward Mozley Roche Ranald Richardson Peter J. Rimmer Keith Tanner Steve Walker Barney Warf Mark I. Wilson
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 17 cm
Weight
495 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-98428-3 (9780471984283)
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Mark I. Wilson | Kenneth E. Corey
Information Tectonics
Space, Place and Technology in an Electronic Age
Book
04/2000
1st Edition
Wiley
€236.50
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Content
Partial table of contents: CONCEPTUALIZING ELECTRONIC SPACE. Everywhere or Nowhere? The Place in Cyberspace. Telecom Tectonics and the Meaning of Electronic Space. GLOBAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. The Post-Global Corporation: Exploring the Limits of the Networked Firm. Japanese Information Services in the Late Twentieth Century. URBAN, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Information Technology as a New Instrument in Regionalisation and Cooperation. The Strategic Role of Telematics and Local Economic Development: The Case of the UK. Overcoming Peripherality by Exploiting Information and Communication Technologies: The Case of Ireland. Technological Change, Service Employment, and the Future of Cities.