Information Tectonics Space, Place and Technology in an Electronic Age

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Contributor list Colin A. Arrowsmith Michael James Blaine Stanley D. Brunn Kenneth E. Corey David Gibbs Andrew E. Gillespie Stephen Graham John V. Langdale Tessa Morris-Suzuki Edward Mozley Roche Ranald Richardson Peter J. Rimmer Keith Tanner Steve Walker Barney Warf Mark I. Wilson

Preface

Space, Place and Technology in an Electronic Age

(6)

Mark I. Wilson

Kenneth E. Corey

Introduction

(1)

Emergence of Electronic Space

(1)

The Roots of Electronic Space

(1)

Geographies of Electronic Space

(2)

Overview of the Book

(2)

I Conceptualizing Electronic Space

(58)

The End of Geography or the Explosion of Place? Conceptualizing Space, Place and Information Technology

(20)

Stephen Graham

Cyberspace

(2)

Effect of Spatial Metaphors

(1)

Use of Spatial Metaphors

(1)

Aims of This Chapter

(1)

Substitution and Transcendence - Technological Determinism, Generalized Interactivity and the End of Geography

(5)

Towards Areal Uniformity, Urban Dissolution, and Generalized Interactivity

(2)

`Mirror Worlds', the Transmission of Place, and World Transcendence

(2)

Co-Evolution - the Parallel Social Production of Geographical Space and Electronic Space

(7)

Articulations Between Place-based and Tele-mediated Relationships

(1)

Telecommunications and the City

(1)

The Co-evolution of Old and New Technologies

(1)

The Interaction of Material Places and Electronic Spaces

(1)

Telecommunications, `Spatial Fixes', and the Production of Space

(1)

The New Telecommunications Networks

(1)

Social and Spatial Power

(1)

The Exercise of Power

(1)

Recombination - Actor Network Theory and Relational Time-Spaces

(3)

The Diversity of Cyberspace

(1)

The Role of Telecommunications Systems

(1)

The Human Element

(1)

Conclusions - Space, Place and Technologies as Relational Assemblies

(3)

The City

(1)

Global Networks

(2)

Telecom Tectonics and the Meaning of Electronic Space

(12)

Mark I. Wilson

Colin A. Arrowsmith

Introduction

(1)

Electronic Space Vehicles

(2)

Telecom Tectonics

(6)

Mapping Electronic Space

(5)

Implications of Telecom Tectonics

(2)

Equity

(1)

Production

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Acknowledgements

(1)

Human Rights and Welfare in the Electronic State

(24)

Stanley D. Brunn

Introduction

(1)

Some Working Definitions

(2)

Geography, Rights, end Technology

(4)

Human Rights and the Spatial Dimension

(1)

Legal Standards and Definition of Community

(1)

The Erosion of Boundaries

(2)

States' Rights and International Rights

(7)

Human Rights and Welfare in Electronic Democracies

(2)

Legal, Ethical, and Moral Issues

(3)

Human Rights in an Electronic World

(2)

Mapping Electronically Connected and Unconnected Worlds

(5)

Maps of Information and Communication

(1)

Social Justice and Welfare Issues

(4)

Discussion

(3)

II Global Electronic Commerce

(50)

Telecommunications and Governance in Multinational Enterprises

(22)

Edward M. Roche

Michael J. Blaine

Introduction

(2)

Pre-Nineteenth Century - Industrial Structure Formation

(1)

1860-1960 - Search for Hierarchical Governance

(2)

1960-1970 - Centralized Data Processing and the Rise of Autonomy in Foreign Subsidiaries

(1)

1970-1985 - The Search far Integration

(5)

1985-1993 - Re-engineering and Transition of Structures

(3)

1993 - Strategic Control and the Limits of Hierarchy

(2)

Prospects for the Future

(3)

Conclusion

(3)

Telecommunications and 24-Hour Trading in the International Securities Industry

(12)

John V. Langdale

Introduction

(1)

Internationalization of the Securities Industry

(1)

Telecommunications and the Internationalization of the Securities Industry

(3)

Telecommunications and the Centralization and Decentralization the International Banking and Finance Industry

(1)

24-Hour Trading

(4)

Options for Achieving 24-flour Trading

(1)

Linking Locations - `Following the Sun'

(1)

Linking Firms

(1)

Linking Exchanges

(1)

Extending Operating Hours of Securities Exchanges - Electronic Trading Systems

(1)

Conclusions

(3)

Japanese Information Services in the Late Twentieth Century

101

(14)

Barney Warf

Information Services and the Global Economy in the Late Twentieth Century

102

(1)

Japanese Versus United States Telecommunications - A Study in Contrasts

103

(1)

The Deregulation of Japanese Telecommunications

104

(3)

New Information Services in the Japanese Economy

107

(4)

Computer Networks

107

(1)

Software

108

(1)

Cable Television, Multimedia, and Videoconferencing

109

(1)

Cellular Telephones

110

(1)

The Tokyo Telecommunications Infrastructure

111

(1)

Conclusion

112

(3)

III Urban, Regional and National Development

115

(122)

Cyberstructure and Social Forces - The Japanese Experience

117

(18)

Tessa Morris-Suzuki

Peter J. Rimmer

Introduction

117

(1)

Early 1980s Vision

117

(5)

Mid-1990s Reality

122

(5)

Problem Predicting Social Uses of New Technology

127

(7)

Internet Japan .jp

127

(2)

Computer Games and Personal Computer Networks

129

(2)

Corporate Response and Political Implications

131

(1)

Cultural and Cost Barriers

132

(2)

Conclusions

134

(1)

Electronic Space - Creating Cyber Communities in Southeast Asia

135

(30)

Kenneth E. Corey

Introduction

135

(1)

Part One - Creating Cyber Communities

136

(9)

Malaysia

136

(1)

Kuala Lumpur and the City Center Project

137

(1)

The Intelligent Cities

137

(1)

Technology Park Malaysia

138

(1)

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

139

(1)

Multimedia Super Corridor

139

(1)

Multimedia Flagship Applications

140

(1)

Multimedia Development Corporation

141

(1)

Johor State

142

(1)

Connecting the Corridor

143

(1)

Learning from Malaysia's IT and Development Projects

143

(2)

Singapore

145

(8)

Internal Spatial Organization and IT Infrastructure

145

(1)

Technology Corridors

146

(1)

Southwestern Technology Corridor

146

(1)

Northeastern Technology Corridor

147

(1)

Housing and Recreation

147

(1)

Regional Center Anchors

147

(1)

Cable Television

148

(1)

Learning from the Singapore Intelligent City

148

(1)

The New National Computer Board

149

(1)

Singapore ONE - One Network for Everyone

150

(2)

Singapore Inc.

152

(1)

Pert Two - Controlling the Internet in Southeast Asia

153

(8)

Singapore

153

(4)

Malaysia

157

(2)

Hong Kong, China, and Vietnam

159

(1)

Globalization of Internet Regulation

160

(1)

Conclusion

161

(4)

Neighbours - Australian and Indonesian Telecommunications Connections

165

(34)

Perar J. Rimmer

Introduction

165

(1)

The Asia-Pacific Region

166

(3)

International Telecommunications

166

(3)

Sector Restructuring

169

(7)

First Round Reforms

170

(1)

Second Round Reforms

171

(2)

Privatization in Indonesia

173

(1)

Pro-competition and Deregulation in Australia

174

(2)

Performance

176

(13)

Networks and Service

176

(1)

Personal Mobile Telephone Services in Australia and Indonesia

177

(5)

Price

182

(1)

International Competitiveness

183

(1)

Industry Development

184

(1)

Private Participation in Indonesia - The KSO Contracts

185

(4)

Futures

189

(5)

Australia's Communications Futures Project

191

(3)

Conclusions

194

(1)

Epilogue

195

(3)

Australian Privatization

195

(2)

Indonesia in Crisis

197

(1)

Acknowledgements

198

(1)

The Economic Development of Peripheral Rural Areas in the Information Age

199

(20)

Ranald Richardson

Andrew Gillespie

Introduction

199

(2)

Incorporating Rural Areas into the Information Society

201

(3)

An `Endogenous' Model

201

(2)

An Alternative to the Endogenous Model

203

(1)

Overcoming Constraints on Enterprises Through ICTs?

204

(2)

Using the Internet

205

(1)

Electronic Homeworking and Rural Areas

206

(3)

The Freelance Teleworker

207

(1)

Employed Teleworkers

208

(1)

Community Based Telecenters and Telecottages

209

(3)

The `Telecottage'

209

(1)

The Limited Impact of Telecottages

210

(2)

Back Office and Call Centers

212

(3)

Secretarial Services

213

(1)

Call Centers

213

(2)

Conclusions

215

(4)

Telematics, Geography, and Economic Development - Gun Local Initiatives Provide a Strategic Response?

219

(18)

David Gibbs

Keith Tanner

Steve Walker

Introduction

219

(2)

Overview of European Policies for the Information Society

221

(2)

Overview of Technology and Market Trends

223

(2)

Developing Local Telematics Initiatives - a Case Study of Northwest England

225

(7)

Manchester Case Study

226

(3)

Burnley Case Study

229

(1)

Lancashire College Consortium Case Study

230

(2)

Discussion

232

(2)

Conclusion

234

(3)

References and Bibliography

237

(24)

List of Contributors

261

(2)

Index

263

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