Handbook on Geographies of Technology
- ISBN-10
- 1785361163
- ISBN-13
- 9781785361166
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-02-24
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Author
- Barney Warf
Description
This Handbook offers an insightful and comprehensive overview from a geographic perspective of the numerous and varied technologies that are shaping the contemporary world. It shows how geography and technology are intimately linked by examining the origins, growth, and impacts of 27 different technologies and highlighting how they influence the structure and spatiality of society.
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