TY - BOOK ID - 85653827 TI - Geographies of the internet PY - 2021 SN - 0367817535 1000740668 9781000740660 9780367817534 9781000740929 1000740927 9781000740790 100074079X 9780367420420 0367420422 9780367502553 PB - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Internet KW - Social aspects. KW - Economic aspects. KW - Aspect social. KW - Aspect économique KW - DARPA Internet KW - Internet (Computer network) KW - Wide area networks (Computer networks) KW - World Wide Web KW - Economic aspects KW - Social aspects KW - Aspect économique UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85653827 AB - "This book offers a comprehensive overview of recent research on the internet, emphasizing its spatial dimensions, geospatial applications, and the numerous social and geographic implications such as the digital divide and the mobile internet. Written by leading scholars in the field, the book sheds light on the origins and the multiple facets of the internet. It addresses the various definitions of cyberspace and the rise of the World Wide Web, draws upon the media theory, as well as explores the physical infrastructure such as the global skein of fibre optics networks and broadband connectivity. Several economic dimensions, such as e-commerce, e-tailing, e-finance, e-government, and e-tourism are also explored. Apart from its most common uses such as Google Earth, social media like Twitter, and neogeography, this volume also presents internet's novel uses for ethnographic research and the study of digital diasporas. Illustrated with numerous graphics, maps and charts, the book will best serve as supplementary reading for academics, researchers, and as a professional handbook for policy makers involved in communications, media, retailing, and economic development"-- ER -