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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254122003321

Autore

Kellerman Aharon

Titolo

Geographic Interpretations of the Internet / / by Aharon Kellerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-33804-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (131 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Geography, , 2211-4165

Disciplina

909

Soggetti

Human geography

Economic geography

Mass media

Communication

Computers and civilization

Human Geography

Economic Geography

Media Sociology

Media and Communication

Computers and Society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2 The Internet as space -- 3 Geographical structures in the Internet -- 4 Distance in the Internet -- 5 Mobility over the Internet -- 6 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces the Internet as a systematic geographical interpretation, thus shedding light on the Internet as a spatial entity. The book’s approach is to extend basic concepts developed for terrestrial geography to virtual space, most notably those relating to space, structure, distance, movement, and presence. It further considers' the Internet by its constitution of information space and how it has become an integral element of our lives, whether at home, at work or on the go. By using well-known concepts from traditional human geography, this book proposes a combination of terrestrial and virtual geography, which may in turn help with coping with Internet



structures and contents. The book appeals to human and economic geographers, especially those interested in information and Internet geographies. It may also be of special interest and importance to sociologists and media scholars and students dealing with communication technology and the Internet.