Internet on Earth

Aharon Kellerman is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Israel, and is President of Zefat Academic College, Israel. He also serves as Vice-President of the International Geographical Union (IGU), and acts as Honorary Chair of its Commission on the Geography of the Information Society, which he established and chaired. He has been involved with the geographical study of telecommunications and information for over two decades.

• ContextsInformation and KnowledgeThe Information SocietyThe Information EconomyInformation PoliticsInformation LawConclusionBasicsThe Scope of Information GeographySpacePlaceConclusionTechnologyInformation and TechnologyTechnology and FlowsKnowledgeInnovationTechnologyInformation Technology RegionsConclusionInformation Volumes and OriginsThe Internet: Evolution and StructureA Conceptual Framework for Information ProductionRanking Urban Centers of Information ProductionGlobal Centers: New York and Los AngelesIT R&D Information ProductionConclusionContentsContent Demand and LocationCapital as InformationE-Commerce and LocationGeographic LanguageConclusionTransmissionThe Internet BackbonesFlowsUS Leadership in TelecommunicationsConclusionMediaLeading NationsThe Digital DivideConclusionConsumptionSocial Uses of the InternetInternet Consumption in CitiesUse and LocationBroadbandConclusionBeyondChallengesGeography of Information

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