Information, Place, Cyberspace, and Accessibility

Janelle, Donald G.; Hodge, David C.

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“…Table 1 presents this analogy: the backbone links, which are the highest tier networks of the Internet physical infrastructure symbolize the motorways; the Internet Exchange Points (IXP) and Points of Presence (POP), which are the points where different networks exchange data -a process known as peering -and final users gain access to the global network, represent the transport nodes (interchanges and access nodes); the Metropolitan Access Network (MAN) and the local loops symbolize the intra-city roads; and the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses denote the numerous final destinations in the cities -the Internet real estate according to Dodge and Shiode (2000). The above supports Couclelis and Getis's (2000) findings that recent technological and societal developments require the re-conceptualization of the notion of accessibility at all scales, as ICTs have radically changed and expanded the scope for notions such interaction and accessibility (Janelle & Hodge, 2000). More specifically, Dodge argues about the need to expand the notion of accessibility in order to include notions of information accessibility.…”

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Accessibility of Cities in the Digital Economy

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“…Exceptions include the rather conceptual, but also empirical, proposals found in the volume edited by Janelle and Hodge (1998) and the graph oriented approach by Wheeler and O'Kelly (1999). The novelty of this paper is the amalgamation of opportunities for virtual interaction and the cost to reach the opportunities in the digital economy.…”

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Accessibility of Cities in the Digital Economy

2013

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“…In fact, this is one of the main features of the Internet which provides information without any limitation in time and location. The ability to access information easily and quickly is one of the things which people benefit from these days in the so called worldwide information society (19)(20)(21)(22).…”

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The Influential Aspects of Cyberspace in Promotion of Sports

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Background: The promotion of sport and physical education is an important step in a country's development; and sport, due to its role in the individual's personal and social life, is of special importance to people and governments. Sport is a socio-cultural entity which affects social organizations and structures. On one hand, the level of a country's social and cultural development can be judged by sport; and on the other hand, improvement in sport is dependent on the existing capacities in the society. Objectives: With the rapid growth of cyberspace in our country, this study was performed to identify the most effective aspects of cyberspace for increasing the prevalence of sports in Iran. Methods: This study uses a qualitative approach, in which 35 of either the sports managers of medical science universities with education in sports, master's degree level sports experts, physical education experts or former national team member sports veterans were chosen in a purposeful matter and interviewed in a semi-structured way. Data analysis was performed through content analysis using open coding and axial coding. Results: After assessment of the content of the interviews, 5 influential aspects in sport promotion were identified. These consisted of providing information, education, and network of relationships, cultural improvement and motivation. 20 sub-categories were also considered. Discussion: These findings can provide the necessary information for planning and appropriate use of the country's virtual space potential in order to further promote sports and exercise.

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“…(Graham 2004). A further cause is the comparative 'invisibility' of ICT flows (Hillis 1998, Janelle & Hodge 2000: urban scholars seem to be trapped by what Cosgrove (1984, p. 31) and Lowenthal (1961, p. 241) have famously called "the argument of the eye" and the intimate relation between "human logic and optics." Put differently: although ICT is no less important than air travel for the (re)production of inter-city flows, the former infrastructure is somewhat less 'visible' so that urban scholars are perhaps less inclined to make use of ICT-based indicators.…”

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Conceptualizing digital and physical connectivity: The position of European cities in Internet backbone and air traffic flows

Devriendt

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Witlox

2010

Telecommunications Policy

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Abstract'Digital' telecommunication flows and 'physical' corporeal flows provide researchers with comprehensive indicators of the economic interactions between cities. However, previous research drawing on telecommunication-based measures of inter-urban connectivity has been hampered by inadequate conceptualizations and data. This paper draws on this observation to devise a new approach for measuring inter-urban connectivity based on a city's insertion in Internet backbone networks. The straightforward example of air transport flows is thereby used to outline this approach. To investigate telecommunication and air passenger flows, we make use of European statistics on Internet eXchange Points and the MIDT airline database respectively. We illustrate our approach through a systematic comparison of the position of European cities in both types of networks. It is found that European cities assume largely similar hierarchical levels in terms of digital and physical information flows, albeit that the digital connectivity of centrally located European cities is often somewhat higher than that of peripheral cities with a similar levels of physical connectivity.

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Information, Place, Cyberspace, and Accessibility

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Accessibility of Cities in the Digital Economy

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