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Cities in the telecommunications age : the fracturing of geographies / James O. Wheeler, Yuko Aoyama, and Barney Warf, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.
- Telecommunication--Social aspects--United States.
- Telecommunication--Social aspects.
- Cities and towns--Effect of technological innovations on.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 350 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Summary:
- With penetrating insight into urban cyberspace and the challenges and implications for urban planning in the age of telecommunications, Cities in the Telecommunications Age brings together the latest research on how changes and innovations in the economic system are being fueled by networks of telecommunicators. The contributors provide illuminating case studies of how communications technologies have brought about the restructuring of cities, such as Atlanta, Phoenix, and Sunderland, England. Topics covered include the following: the geography of internet real estate, the U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996, commuting choices, and cellular telephone systems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415924413
- 0415924421
- OCLC:
- 41482364
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