Geographical imagination and technological connectivity in East Africa

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 334-349

  Graham, Mark ^a   Andersen, Casper ^b   Mann, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Discourse analysis; East Africa; Fibre optic cables; Power geometry; Railways

Indexed keywords

CABLE; CONNECTIVITY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; KENYA; LAKE VICTORIA; MOMBASA [KENYA]; MOMBASA [MOMBASA (CNT)]; TANZANIA;

EID: 84932192906     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tran.12076     Document Type: Article

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