03643nam 2200685Ia 450 991045310070332120200520144314.01-299-44428-81-4422-2148-8(CKB)2550000001018403(EBL)1163744(OCoLC)839863051(SSID)ssj0000862252(PQKBManifestationID)11438315(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000862252(PQKBWorkID)10806640(PQKB)11636433(MiAaPQ)EBC1163744(Au-PeEL)EBL1163744(CaPaEBR)ebr10685855(CaONFJC)MIL475678(EXLCZ)99255000000101840320130110d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal information society[electronic resource] technology, knowledge, and mobility /Mark I. Wilson, Aharon Kellerman, and Kenneth E. CoreyLanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.c20131 online resource (299 p.)Human geography in the twenty-first century. Issues and applicationsDescription based upon print version of record.0-7425-5693-X 0-7425-5694-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I. ORGANIZATION AND THEMES OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETY; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Foundations of the Information Society; Chapter 3. Technologies and Infrastructures; Chapter 4. Societal Dimensions of Mobility, Information, and Knowledge Production; Chapter 5. Individuals in the Information Society; PART II. MAPPING THE GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETY; Chapter 6. Spatial Organization of the Global Information Society; Chapter 7. The Americas; Chapter 8. Europe; Chapter 9. Asia-Pacific; Chapter 10. Africa and the Middle EastPART III. POLICY AND ACTION FOR THE GLOBAL INFORMATION SOCIETYChapter 11. Policy; Chapter 12. The Global Information Society: Moving from What Is to What Should Be; PART IV. SUPPORT SECTION; Chapter 13. Intelligent Development Planning Charrette; References; Index; About the AuthorsThis unique and empowering text offers a comprehensive, global perspective on the information society from a broad social science perspective. The authors, at the forefront of this dynamic field, provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the three pillars of the information society-technology, knowledge, and mobility-and to the global information society as a whole, both as an interconnected web and a regionally distinct phenomenon. Offering a nuanced understanding of this complex subject, this book will enable students to navigate and thrive in the dynamic and evolving woHuman geography in the twenty-first century.Information societyInformation technologyEconomic aspectsInformation technologySocial aspectsKnowledge managementElectronic books.Information society.Information technologyEconomic aspects.Information technologySocial aspects.Knowledge management.303.48/33Wilson Mark I437776Corey Kenneth E274952Kellerman Aharon129778MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453100703321Global information society65314UNINA