Global Information Society: Technology, Knowledge, and Mobility (Human Geography in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Applications)

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.

Kellerman, Aharon

Wilson, Mark I.

Corey, Kenneth E.

Computers & Technology

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

This unique and empowering text offers a comprehensive, global perspective on the information society from a broad social science perspective. The authors, at the forefront of this dynamic field, provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the three pillars of the information society-technology, knowledge, and mobility-and to 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.

Underway today in the region of Fogo Island and Change Islands, Newfoundland, is a bold and well-thought out experiment in contemporary rural development. It merits our attention because development intentions are being pursued in a manner that has practical lessons that are useful to those of us with stakes in advancing the prosperity and happiness of people in contemporary rural regions. The Fogo Island case embodies these proactive, strategic and intelligent development qualities that seem to be able to make a difference for attaining an increased measure of influence and control over a rural area's future. Color illustrations.

A Model for Rural Development: An Experiment from Fogo Island, Newfoundland

History

Corey, Marie J.

Americas

Michigan State University Libraries

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