The topology and the emerging urban geographies of the internet backbone and aviation networks in Europe: A comparative study

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 378-392

  Tranos, Emmanouil ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNET; URBAN AREA; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79952357091     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a43288     Document Type: Article

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