Information Tectonics spatial organization in the electronic age The rapid development and diffusion of information technologies ‎- telecommunications‎,‎ computers‎,‎ the Internet ‎- is profoundly changing the character‎,‎ and structure of interaction at the local‎,‎ national and international level‎.‎ Information technology is usually viewed as a technical issue‎,‎ with analysis focusing on hardware‎,‎ software and engineering concerns for efficient management and operation‎.‎ Lost from much of the debate and discussion over information technology is the role of geography and the spatial context of information technology‎.‎ To further understanding and knowledge of the spatial character and geographic impact of information technology‎,‎ this volume addresses three key aspects of the phenomenon‎.‎ Conceptualising electronic space and placing it into existing and developing theories of spatial and social interaction‎.‎ What does electronic interaction mean for our theoretical and perceptual understanding of place and distance‎?‎ Exploration of the geographic dimensions of electronic commerce‎,‎ such as financial flows‎,‎ securities trade‎,‎ and the re‎-engineered multinational corporation‎.‎ How do information technologies change economic and trading relationships‎?‎ How do electronic relationships change people and places‎?‎ Analysis of urban and regional development and IT‎,‎ with emphasis on IT as a policy measure for urban development and regional growth‎.‎ Can information technologies and intelligent cities provide the lives we want to lead‎?‎ Contributor list Colin A‎.‎ Arrowsmith Michael James Blaine Stanley D‎.‎ Brunn Kenneth E‎.‎ Corey David Gibbs Andrew E‎.‎ Gillespie Stephen Graham John V‎.‎ Langdale Tessa Morris‎-Suzuki Edward Mozley Roche Ranald Richardson Peter J‎.‎ Rimmer Keith Tanner Steve Walker Barney Warf Mark I‎.‎ Wilson