Mapping Cyberspace
Auteurs : Dodge Martin, Kitchin Rob
Mapping Cyberspace is a ground-breaking geographic exploration and critical reading of cyberspace, and information and communication technologies. The book:
* provides an understanding of what cyberspace looks like and the social interactions that occur there
* explores the impacts of cyberspace, and information and communication technologies, on cultural, political and economic relations
* charts the spatial forms of virutal spaces
* details empirical research and examines a wide variety of maps and spatialisations of cyberspace and the information society
* has a related website at http://www.MappingCyberspace.com.
This book will be a valuable addition to the growing body of literature on cyberspace and what it means for the future.
'The book provides a clear and broad introduction to major theoretical. Methodical, and empirical issues related to cyberspace research. Mapping Cyberspace is a critical first stop for any researcher interested in contributing new knowledge in this exciting emerging field.' - Joshua Lepawsky, University of Kentucky for Cultural Geographies
Date de parution : 10-2000
Ouvrage de 280 p.
17.4x24.6 cm
Date de parution : 10-2000
Ouvrage de 280 p.
17.4x24.6 cm
Thème de Mapping Cyberspace :
Mots-clés :
Geographic Space; geographic; MIT Medium Lab; virtual; Dense; worlds; Vice Versa; metaphors; Mapping Cyberspace; soft; Choropleth Map; cities; Spatial Legibility; online; Usenet Network; spatiality; Plate 2C; referent; IRC; office; Cyberspace Usage; Personae; Geographic Visualisations; Configurational Knowledge; Graphical Virtual Worlds; Architectural Archetype; Space Makers; NSFNET Backbone; Information Space; Hyperbolic Space; Topological Maps; Virtual Environment; VRML Model; Address Space; NTF