Tethered connectivity? The spatial distribution of wireless infrastructure

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1157-1171

  Gorman, Sean P ^a   McIntee, Angela ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-PERIPHERY RELATIONS; FOOTLOOSE INDUSTRY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNET; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042889454     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a35255     Document Type: Article

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