Manuel Castells
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199255771
- eISBN:
- 9780191698279
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199255771.003.0009
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Information Technology
This chapter explores the contours of the space created by networks and focuses on the geography of the Internet itself. It then evaluates the influence of information, communication, and ...
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This chapter explores the contours of the space created by networks and focuses on the geography of the Internet itself. It then evaluates the influence of information, communication, and technologies on the spatial transformation of cities and regions. It also addresses a myth of time — the end of the workplace due to telecommuting — by reporting the actual developments in metropolitan mobility. It considers potential changes caused by the Internet in the home environment, and in the relationship to public space. Lastly, it assesses the social differentiation induced by this networking geography.Less
This chapter explores the contours of the space created by networks and focuses on the geography of the Internet itself. It then evaluates the influence of information, communication, and technologies on the spatial transformation of cities and regions. It also addresses a myth of time — the end of the workplace due to telecommuting — by reporting the actual developments in metropolitan mobility. It considers potential changes caused by the Internet in the home environment, and in the relationship to public space. Lastly, it assesses the social differentiation induced by this networking geography.
