| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Human geography in the twenty-first century. Issues and applications
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Human geography in the twenty-first century. Issues and applications.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This 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 wo. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. Foundations of the Information Society -- 3. Technologies and Infrastructures -- 4. Societal Dimensions of Mobility, Information, and Knowledge Production -- 5. Individuals in the Information Society -- 6. Spatial Organization of the Global Information Society -- 7. Americas -- 8. Europe -- 9. Asia-Pacific -- 10. Africa and the Middle East -- 11. Policy -- 12. Global Information Society: Moving from What Is to What Should Be -- 13. Intelligent Development Planning Charrette. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Economic aspects.
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Information technology -- Economic aspects. |
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Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Information technology -- Social aspects. |
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Information society.
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Information society. |
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Knowledge management.
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Knowledge management. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kellerman, Aharon.
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Corey, Kenneth E.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wilson, Mark I. Global information society. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013] 9780742556935 (DLC) 2013000540 (OCoLC)820530949 |
| ISBN |
9781442221482 (electronic book) |
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1442221488 (electronic book) |
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9780742556935 |
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074255693X |
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9780742556942 |
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0742556948 |
| Standard No. |
40022271221 |
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