Global networks in telecommunication and transportation

Bibliographic Data

ID9848424
AuthorsYoung Choi (0000-0001-8003-1277, Department of Communication, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, U.S.A.), Young Eun Choi (0000-0002-7657-7776, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume51
Issue2
Pages113-136
Publication date1993-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGazette (Leiden Netherlands (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-5492 • E-ISSN: 1460-3594
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001654929305100202
OpenAlexW2080159779
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

This study examines the global network structures of telecommunication and transportation, and tests structural relationships among countries in the global system. Specifically, telephone and air travel networks are examined. The results of zero-order correlation, canonical correlation, and LISREL analysis show a high correlation between telecommunication and transportation network. NEGOPY reveals a similar structure for both networks. It identifies one large group with western industrialized countries as center and the rest as periphery for both networks. These results suggest the replication of inequalities in political and economic areas between center and periphery countries. It turns out that telephone is obviously one of the 'space-adjusting technologies' that change the significance of distance and allow for higher degrees of accessibility to remote locations. Only one country is identified as an isolate in the telephone network, whereas many isolate countries exist in the transportation network

Business · Economic geography · Geography · Global network · LISREL · Order (exchange · Regional science · Telecommunications · Telephone network · Transport engineering · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Urban Networks and Dynamics · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence

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