Emmanouil Tranos
Biographic Data
| ID | 1340255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emmanouil Tranos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emmanouil |
| FAMILY NAME | Tranos |
| SIGNATURE | TRANOS E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9620-6542 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Not so ‘placeless’ after all. Understanding the spatial implications of the digital economy
Empirical studies on the geography of digital economic activities are currently lacking. This is due to digital economic activities remaining largely undefined in official economic statistics. This paper introduces a novel empirical pipeline to examine the spatial characteristics of the digital economy while addressing the challenges of data missingness. Firstly, we identify digital economic activities by using commercial websites and Natural Lan…
Digital Inequalities and E-Commerce Adoption in China: Polarization Patterns and Dynamics of Taobao Villages
A multi-scale story of the diffusion of a new technology: The Web
This article investigates the spatial diffusion of a new technology that is the Web in the UK. It employs novel data and machine learning methods to model the influence of well-established diffusion mechanisms. Contrary to previous studies, it adopts multiple scales, high spatial granularity and a long study period that captures the early stages of the Web until its maturity (1996–2012). Findings reveal the importance of such spatial mechanisms (…
Fast and furious: The productivity effects of the geography of experienced internet speeds
The link between digital technologies and productivity has long intrigued researchers. Key to unpacking this relationship is detailed data connecting internet usage, economic outputs, and places. Using a multilevel modelling framework, we combine firm-level microdata with unique internet speed microdata that reflect end-user experiences, distinguishing upload and download speeds. This approach approximates business internet usage and reveals that…
Local Demand for AI Skills: A Multiscale Perspective in Great Britain
Gambling: A Story of Remarkable Stability in Fast-Changing High Streets
High streets, the main commercial streets in towns and cities, have undergone significant transformations due to the evolving urban retail landscape. Despite these changes, this study demonstrates that the presence of gambling venues in Great Britain remained remarkably stable between 2014 and 2023. Using points of interest data, we constructed a panel data set of gambling shops on high streets. Employing simple autoregressive models estimated wi…
Modeling clusters from the ground up: A web data approach
This paper proposes a new methodological framework to identify economic clusters over space and time. We employ a unique open source dataset of geolocated and archived business webpages and interrogate them using Natural Language Processing to build bottom-up classifications of economic activities. We validate our method on an iconic UK tech cluster – Shoreditch, East London. We benchmark our results against existing case studies and administrati…
Using the Web to Predict Regional Trade Flows: Data Extraction, Modeling, and Validation
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The role of space, time and sociability in predicting social encounters
Space, time and the social realm are intrinsically linked. While an array of studies have tried to untangle these factors and their influence on human behaviour, hardly any have taken their effects into account at the same time. To disentangle these factors, we try to predict future encounters between students and assess how important social, spatial and temporal features are for prediction. We phrase our problem of predicting future encounters a…
Working from Home and Digital Divides: Resilience during the Pandemic
This article offers a new perspective on telecommuting from the viewpoint of the complex web of digital divides. Using the United Kingdom as a case study, this article studies how the quality and reliability of Internet services, as reflected in experienced Internet upload speeds during the spring 2020 lockdown, might reinforce or redress the spatial and social dimensions of digital divisions. Fast, reliable Internet connections are necessary for…
Social Network Sites and Knowledge Transfer: An Urban Perspective
This article surveys the literature to explore whether and how internet technologies and applications such as social network sites (SNS) support social interactions and, through them, knowledge transfers at different spatial scales and settings. By employing concepts from economic geography and combining them with ideas and empirics from urban sociology, business, and media studies, this article informs urban thinking about the underpinning mecha…
ICT and cities revisited
Individual internet usage and the availability of online content of local interest: A multilevel approach
Telecommuting and other trips: An English case study
Quantitative geography III: Future challenges and challenging futures
In the previous two reports in this series, we discussed the history and current status of quantitative geography. In this final report, we focus on the future. We argue that quantitative geographers are most helpful when we can simplify difficult problems using our distinct domain expertise. To do this, we must clarify the theory underpinning core conceptual problems in quantitative geography. Then, we examine the social forces that are shaping …
Digital economy in the UK: Regional productivity effects of early adoption
Whilst the importance of internet-related technologies and digitization practices to economic performance is well documented, little is known about the long-term effects of the early adoption of such technologies. We use novel, geolocated data about the volume of online content from the Internet Archive to approximate the active engagement with digital economic activities. Using panel-data methods, we find significant positive and long-lasting ef…
Big data: A new opportunity for transport geography
Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation
Traffic incidents in motorways: An empirical proposal for incident detection using data from mobile phone operators
Broadband Provision and Knowledge-Intensive Firms: A Causal Relationship
Tranos E. and Mack E. A. Broadband provision and knowledge-intensive firms: a causal relationship?, Regional Studies. Despite the discussions about the importance of the digital economy, we are still far from understanding how information and communication technologies (ICTs) affect economic activity in space. Recent studies have started untangling the spatial economic impact of ICTs, highlighting the potential use of ICTs as a local development …
Digital urban network connectivity: Global and Chinese internet patterns
Evaluating the Impact of Land-Use Density and Mix on Spatiotemporal Urban Activity Patterns: An Exploratory Study Using Mobile Phone Data
Dense and mixed land-use configurations are assumed to encourage high and prolonged activity levels, which in turn are considered to be important for the condition of urban neighbourhoods. We used mobile phone usage data recorded in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as a proxy for urban activity to test whether the density in different forms of urban land use increases the level of activity in urban areas, and whether mixed land uses can prolong high l…
A távolság halálának új vizsgálata: Kiberhely, földrajzi és kapcsolati közelség
Ez a tanulmány a földrajzi távolság és különböző kapcsolatiközelség-típusok hatását elemzi az internet-infrastruktúra kiépülésére vonatkozóan. Habár számos mondás kering a szakirodalomban arról, hogy az internet a „földrajz végét” jelenti, a fizikai távolság és az internet közötti kapcsolatot még nem vizsgálták részletekbe menően. Tanulmányunk a gazdaságföldrajzi irodalom legújabb közelségvizsgálataira épül, és elemzésének célja bemutatni, hogy a…
Accessibility of cities in the digital economy
Smart networked cities
This paper aims to critically assess the lack of a global inter-urban perspective in the smart city policy framework from a conceptual standpoint. We argue here that the smart city policy agenda should be informed by and address the structure of transnational urban networks as this can affect the efficiency of such local policies. The significance of this global network structure is essential as cities do not exist in a vacuum. On the contrary, u…
Evaluating the Impact of Land-Use Density and Mix on Spatiotemporal Urban Activity Patterns: An Exploratory Study Using Mobile Phone Data
Dense and mixed land-use configurations are assumed to encourage high and prolonged activity levels, which in turn are considered to be important for the condition of urban neighbourhoods. We used mobile phone usage data recorded in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as a proxy for urban activity to test whether the density in different forms of urban land use increases the level of activity in urban areas, and whether mixed land uses can prolong high l…
The Topology and the Emerging Urban Geographies of the Internet Backbone and Aviation Networks in Europe: A Comparative Study
The objective of this paper is to compare the topology and the emerging urban geographies of two infrastructural networks across European cities: the international intercity Internet backbone and aviation networks. Both of them are facilitators of the knowledge economy and contribute to what was identified by Castells as the first layer of the space of flows, supporting the world city process. In order to compare them, network analysis methods an…
Working from Home and Digital Divides: Resilience during the Pandemic
This article offers a new perspective on telecommuting from the viewpoint of the complex web of digital divides. Using the United Kingdom as a case study, this article studies how the quality and reliability of Internet services, as reflected in experienced Internet upload speeds during the spring 2020 lockdown, might reinforce or redress the spatial and social dimensions of digital divisions. Fast, reliable Internet connections are necessary for…
Digital economy in the UK: Regional productivity effects of early adoption
Whilst the importance of internet-related technologies and digitization practices to economic performance is well documented, little is known about the long-term effects of the early adoption of such technologies. We use novel, geolocated data about the volume of online content from the Internet Archive to approximate the active engagement with digital economic activities. Using panel-data methods, we find significant positive and long-lasting ef…
Broadband Provision and Knowledge-Intensive Firms: A Causal Relationship
Tranos E. and Mack E. A. Broadband provision and knowledge-intensive firms: a causal relationship?, Regional Studies. Despite the discussions about the importance of the digital economy, we are still far from understanding how information and communication technologies (ICTs) affect economic activity in space. Recent studies have started untangling the spatial economic impact of ICTs, highlighting the potential use of ICTs as a local development …
The Spatial Distribution of Internet Backbone Networks in Europe: A Metropolitan Knowledge Economy Perspective
This article attempts to explain the factors which determine the spatial distribution of the Internet backbone networks in Europe.These networks facilitate the modern economy by interconnecting cities, enabling communication and exchange and, consequently, enhancing the interaction between them.This infrastructural capital for the knowledge economy is far from evenly spread across Europe.The article uses principal components analysis and regressi…
Telecommuting and other trips: An English case study
Accessibility of cities in the digital economy
Quantitative geography III: Future challenges and challenging futures
In the previous two reports in this series, we discussed the history and current status of quantitative geography. In this final report, we focus on the future. We argue that quantitative geographers are most helpful when we can simplify difficult problems using our distinct domain expertise. To do this, we must clarify the theory underpinning core conceptual problems in quantitative geography. Then, we examine the social forces that are shaping …
Using the Web to Predict Regional Trade Flows: Data Extraction, Modeling, and Validation
Formulae display:?Mathematical formulae have been encoded as MathML and are displayed in this HTML version using MathJax in order to improve their display. Uncheck the box to turn MathJax off. This feature requires Javascript. Click on a formula to zoom
Digital urban network connectivity: Global and Chinese internet patterns
Traffic incidents in motorways: An empirical proposal for incident detection using data from mobile phone operators
Smart networked cities
This paper aims to critically assess the lack of a global inter-urban perspective in the smart city policy framework from a conceptual standpoint. We argue here that the smart city policy agenda should be informed by and address the structure of transnational urban networks as this can affect the efficiency of such local policies. The significance of this global network structure is essential as cities do not exist in a vacuum. On the contrary, u…
The Spatial Distribution of Internet Backbone Networks in Europe: A Metropolitan Knowledge Economy Perspective
This article attempts to explain the factors which determine the spatial distribution of the Internet backbone networks in Europe.These networks facilitate the modern economy by interconnecting cities, enabling communication and exchange and, consequently, enhancing the interaction between them.This infrastructural capital for the knowledge economy is far from evenly spread across Europe.The article uses principal components analysis and regressi…
The Urban Geography of Internet Backbone Networks in Europe: Roles and Relations
This paper analyzes the way European cities are inter-connected with each other and with the rest of the world through Internet backbone networks. It focuses on highlighting the different roles different cities perform in this global network. Drawing upon Internet geography research, this paper attempts to provide a relational understanding of the European urban network based on the cities' connectivities within the Internet backbone network. In …
The Topology and the Emerging Urban Geographies of the Internet Backbone and Aviation Networks in Europe: A Comparative Study
The objective of this paper is to compare the topology and the emerging urban geographies of two infrastructural networks across European cities: the international intercity Internet backbone and aviation networks. Both of them are facilitators of the knowledge economy and contribute to what was identified by Castells as the first layer of the space of flows, supporting the world city process. In order to compare them, network analysis methods an…
Smart networked cities
This paper aims to critically assess the lack of a global inter-urban perspective in the smart city policy framework from a conceptual standpoint. We argue here that the smart city policy agenda should be informed by and address the structure of transnational urban networks as this can affect the efficiency of such local policies. The significance of this global network structure is essential as cities do not exist in a vacuum. On the contrary, u…
A távolság halálának új vizsgálata: Kiberhely, földrajzi és kapcsolati közelség
Ez a tanulmány a földrajzi távolság és különböző kapcsolatiközelség-típusok hatását elemzi az internet-infrastruktúra kiépülésére vonatkozóan. Habár számos mondás kering a szakirodalomban arról, hogy az internet a „földrajz végét” jelenti, a fizikai távolság és az internet közötti kapcsolatot még nem vizsgálták részletekbe menően. Tanulmányunk a gazdaságföldrajzi irodalom legújabb közelségvizsgálataira épül, és elemzésének célja bemutatni, hogy a…
Accessibility of cities in the digital economy
Digital urban network connectivity: Global and Chinese internet patterns
Evaluating the Impact of Land-Use Density and Mix on Spatiotemporal Urban Activity Patterns: An Exploratory Study Using Mobile Phone Data
Dense and mixed land-use configurations are assumed to encourage high and prolonged activity levels, which in turn are considered to be important for the condition of urban neighbourhoods. We used mobile phone usage data recorded in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as a proxy for urban activity to test whether the density in different forms of urban land use increases the level of activity in urban areas, and whether mixed land uses can prolong high l…
Broadband Provision and Knowledge-Intensive Firms: A Causal Relationship
Tranos E. and Mack E. A. Broadband provision and knowledge-intensive firms: a causal relationship?, Regional Studies. Despite the discussions about the importance of the digital economy, we are still far from understanding how information and communication technologies (ICTs) affect economic activity in space. Recent studies have started untangling the spatial economic impact of ICTs, highlighting the potential use of ICTs as a local development …
Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation
Traffic incidents in motorways: An empirical proposal for incident detection using data from mobile phone operators
Big data: A new opportunity for transport geography
Social Network Sites and Knowledge Transfer: An Urban Perspective
This article surveys the literature to explore whether and how internet technologies and applications such as social network sites (SNS) support social interactions and, through them, knowledge transfers at different spatial scales and settings. By employing concepts from economic geography and combining them with ideas and empirics from urban sociology, business, and media studies, this article informs urban thinking about the underpinning mecha…
ICT and cities revisited
Individual internet usage and the availability of online content of local interest: A multilevel approach
Telecommuting and other trips: An English case study
Quantitative geography III: Future challenges and challenging futures
In the previous two reports in this series, we discussed the history and current status of quantitative geography. In this final report, we focus on the future. We argue that quantitative geographers are most helpful when we can simplify difficult problems using our distinct domain expertise. To do this, we must clarify the theory underpinning core conceptual problems in quantitative geography. Then, we examine the social forces that are shaping …
Digital economy in the UK: Regional productivity effects of early adoption
Whilst the importance of internet-related technologies and digitization practices to economic performance is well documented, little is known about the long-term effects of the early adoption of such technologies. We use novel, geolocated data about the volume of online content from the Internet Archive to approximate the active engagement with digital economic activities. Using panel-data methods, we find significant positive and long-lasting ef…
The role of space, time and sociability in predicting social encounters
Space, time and the social realm are intrinsically linked. While an array of studies have tried to untangle these factors and their influence on human behaviour, hardly any have taken their effects into account at the same time. To disentangle these factors, we try to predict future encounters between students and assess how important social, spatial and temporal features are for prediction. We phrase our problem of predicting future encounters a…
Working from Home and Digital Divides: Resilience during the Pandemic
This article offers a new perspective on telecommuting from the viewpoint of the complex web of digital divides. Using the United Kingdom as a case study, this article studies how the quality and reliability of Internet services, as reflected in experienced Internet upload speeds during the spring 2020 lockdown, might reinforce or redress the spatial and social dimensions of digital divisions. Fast, reliable Internet connections are necessary for…
Modeling clusters from the ground up: A web data approach
This paper proposes a new methodological framework to identify economic clusters over space and time. We employ a unique open source dataset of geolocated and archived business webpages and interrogate them using Natural Language Processing to build bottom-up classifications of economic activities. We validate our method on an iconic UK tech cluster – Shoreditch, East London. We benchmark our results against existing case studies and administrati…
Using the Web to Predict Regional Trade Flows: Data Extraction, Modeling, and Validation
Formulae display:?Mathematical formulae have been encoded as MathML and are displayed in this HTML version using MathJax in order to improve their display. Uncheck the box to turn MathJax off. This feature requires Javascript. Click on a formula to zoom
A multi-scale story of the diffusion of a new technology: The Web
This article investigates the spatial diffusion of a new technology that is the Web in the UK. It employs novel data and machine learning methods to model the influence of well-established diffusion mechanisms. Contrary to previous studies, it adopts multiple scales, high spatial granularity and a long study period that captures the early stages of the Web until its maturity (1996–2012). Findings reveal the importance of such spatial mechanisms (…
Fast and furious: The productivity effects of the geography of experienced internet speeds
The link between digital technologies and productivity has long intrigued researchers. Key to unpacking this relationship is detailed data connecting internet usage, economic outputs, and places. Using a multilevel modelling framework, we combine firm-level microdata with unique internet speed microdata that reflect end-user experiences, distinguishing upload and download speeds. This approach approximates business internet usage and reveals that…
Local Demand for AI Skills: A Multiscale Perspective in Great Britain
Computer Science (23 works) · Geography (16 works) · Economic geography (13 works) · The Internet (13 works) · World Wide Web (13 works) · Economics (10 works) · Engineering (10 works) · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis (10 works) · Regional science (10 works) · Sociology (10 works)