2009 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Online Program

Paper Session: 3542 Media Geography V: Mobility and Space in a Global Information Society is scheduled on Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 3:10 PM - 4:50 PM in Top of the Riv Ballroom South, Riviera Monaco Tower, 24th Floor Sponsorship(s): Communication Geography Specialty Group Private/Public Affinity Group Cultural Geography Specialty Group Organizer(s): James Craine - California State University Northridge Mark I. Wilson - Michigan State University Chair(s): Mark I. Wilson - Michigan State University Abstract(s):   3:10 PM   Author(s): *Aharon Kellerman, Professor - UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA  Abstract Title: End of Spatial Reorganization?: Urban Landscapes of Personal Mobilities in the Information Age 3:30 PM   Author(s): *Maria Paradiso, Prof. - Università Del Sannio, Faculty SEA  Abstract Title: ICTs and disasters: Changing perceptions of hazards and coping with disasters 3:50 PM   Author(s): *Tommi Inkinen - University of Helsinki  Abstract Title: Geographical information distribution to tourist with ICTs 4:10 PM   Author(s): *Phillipa Mitchell - The University of Auckland  Abstract Title: Accessing the 'in bewteen' 4:30 PM   Author(s): *Ann Oberhauser - West Virginia University  Abstract Title: Socio-spatial Aspects of Information and Communication Technology among Young Adults Session Description: As information and communications technologies (ICT) become more common globally, they are also adopted and used differently.  This session will explore how ICTs are used in different places, and how the nuances of ICT use grow as each location influences technology and is influenced by new technology.  Papers address wide ranging ICT uses such as safety, tourism, and urban mobility in New Zealand, Italy, Finland, and globally.

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