Global information society : technology, knowledge, and mobility / Mark I. Wilson, Aharon Kellerman, and Kenneth E. Corey.

ISBN:

9781442221482

Title:

Author:

Wilson, Mark I.

Personal Author:

Wilson, Mark I.

Publication Information:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Series:

Human geography in the twenty-first century. Issues and applications

Contents:

Introduction -- Foundations of the Information Society -- Technologies and Infrastructures -- Societal Dimensions of Mobility, Information, and Knowledge Production -- Individuals in the Information Society -- Spatial Organization of the Global Information Society -- The Americas -- Europe -- Asia-Pacific -- Africa and the Middle East -- Policy -- The Global Information Society: Moving from What Is to What Should Be -- Intelligent Development Planning Charrette.

Subject Term:

Information technology -- Economic aspects.

Information technology -- Social aspects.

Information society.

Knowledge management.

Added Author:

Kellerman, Aharon.

Corey, Kenneth E.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]

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Summary

We have been living and working in the information society for decades, yet still we struggle to understand and keep up in the face of its constant flux and vast scope. In this unique interdisciplinary text, three scholars at the forefront of this dynamic field provide a clear conceptual framework and interpretation of the global information society. They explain the three pillars of the information society--technology, knowledge, and mobility--and the global information society as a whole, both as an interconnected web and a regionally distinct phenomenon. Offering a nuanced understanding of this complex subject, this book will enable students to navigate and thrive in the dynamic and evolving world of information and communication technology.

Author Notes

Mark I. Wilson is professor in the School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University. Aharon Kellerman is professor emeritus in the Department of Geography at the University of Haifa and president ofZefat Academic College, Israel. Kenneth E. Corey is professor in the Department of Geography and in the Urban and Regional Planning Program at Michigan State University.

Reviews (1)

Choice Review

This book, part of the "Human Geography in the Twenty-First Century" series, is aptly titled. The underlying focus is the impact of society's new and vast ability to access information and communicate rapidly worldwide. The first part of the book primarily provides observational aspects of an information society and attempts to define those observations. The chapters in part 2, "Mapping the Global Information Society," discuss different geographic areas. This section is very important since the likely readership will be from the US, and getting an international perspective on the impact of information can be enlightening. The third section builds on the previous chapters to show the importance of good policy and planning. Readers may find the makeup of the authors unique. Wilson and Corey (both, Michigan State) and Kellerman (emer., Univ. of Haifa, Israel) have combined expertise in the fields of geography and urban/regional planning and design; their writing reflects their wide range of experience in these areas. The emphasis of the book is not necessarily on technology itself, but on analyzing the policy and planning behind the rollout of technological innovations and their impact on different regions of the world and different population subsets. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty; general readers. S. A. Patton Indiana State University