01792nam a22002057a 4500 37997 37997 9780367502553 eng- 302.231 GEO- Geographies of the Internet / Edited By Barney Warf Newyork : Routledge, 2022. 382p. 55 B/W Illustrations Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 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 the 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, students, researchers, and as a professional handbook for policy makers involved in communications, media, retailing, and economic development. English. Internet Social aspects. Internet Economic aspects. Infrastructure (Economics) Warf, Barney editor. ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2023-03-16 Overseas 0.00 0 302.231 GEO- 53472 2023-05-29 00:00:00 0.00 2023-05-29 BK