Networks in cities, cities in networks: Territory and globalisation intertwined in telecommunications infrastructure development in Europe

Urban Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2389-2406

  Rutherford, Jonathan ^a  

^a Universite Paris Est   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION; TERRITORIALITY; URBAN SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 30744442805     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980500379529     Document Type: Article

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