Mapping the 'Space of Flows': The Geography of Global Business Telecommunications and Employment Specialization in the London Mega-City-Region;Tracer 'l'espace des flux': La géographie des télécommunications d'affaires mondiales et de la spécialisation de l'emploi dans la mégalapole de Londres

Regional Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-126

  Reades, Jonathan ^a,c   Smith, Duncan A ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution of economic activity; England; Firm location; Globalization telecommunications; Land use patterns

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LAND USE; MEGACITY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84915734086     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.856515     Document Type: Article

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