Searching for cyberspace: The position of major cities in the information age

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-92

  Devriendt, Lomme ^a   Boulton, Andrew ^a   Brunn, Stanley ^a   Derudder, Ben ^a   Witlox, Frank ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; DATABASE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; URBAN AREA; URBAN SYSTEM; WESTERN WORLD; WORLD WIDE WEB;

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EID: 79957809745     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2011.578410     Document Type: Article

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