Geographic information technologies, structuration theory, and the world trade center crisis

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2240-2254

  Harrison, Teresa M ^a   Pardo, Theresa ^a   Gil Garcia, J Ramon ^a   Thompson, Fiona ^a   Juraga, Dubravka ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIAL STRUCTURES; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

DECISION MAKING; INNOVATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 38049151284     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20695     Document Type: Article

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