The need for a systems thinking approach to the planning of rural telecommunications infrastructure

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 75-93

  Andrew, T N ^a   Petkov, D ^b  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Planning; Rural telecommunications; System methodologies; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037321758     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(02)00095-2     Document Type: Article

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