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The Internet on Earth: A Geography of Information

ISBN: 978-0-470-84450-2
Hardcover
282 pages
November 2002
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Contexts

Information and Knowledge

The Information Society

The Information Economy

Information Politics

Information Law

Conclusion

Basics

The Scope of Information Geography

Space

Place

Conclusion

Technology

Information and Technology

Technology and Flows

Knowledge

Innovation

Technology

Information Technology Regions

Conclusion

Information Volumes and Origins

The Internet: Evolution and Structure

A Conceptual Framework for Information Production

Ranking Urban Centers of Information Production

Global Centers: New York and Los Angeles

IT R&D Information Production

Conclusion

Contents

Content Demand and Location

Capital as Information

E-Commerce and Location

Geographic Language

Conclusion

Transmission

The Internet Backbones

Flows

US Leadership in Telecommunications

Conclusion

Media

Leading Nations

The Digital Divide

Conclusion

Consumption

Social Uses of the Internet

Internet Consumption in Cities

Use and Location

Broadband

Conclusion

Beyond

Challenges

Geography of Information

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