Classification through consultation: Public views of the geography of the e-Society

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 737-763

  Longley, Paul A ^a   Singleton, Alexander D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

e Society; Geodemographics; Information and communications technologies

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; NEIGHBORHOOD;

EID: 70449404677     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658810701704652     Document Type: Article

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