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Icts And The Decoupling Of Everyday Activities, Space And Time: Introduction

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  • TIM SCHWANEN
  • MARTIN DIJST
  • MEI‐PO KWAN

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This article is an introduction to and reflection on the papers about ICTs and everyday life in this issue. It outlines the motivations for the focus on the decoupling of activities, physical space and chronological time and characterises this process and three of its modalities: activity fragmentation; multi‐tasking; and personalised networking. The piece concludes by singling out some common elements that run through the set of papers and by identifying four avenues for future research.

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  • Tim Schwanen & Martin Dijst & Mei‐Po Kwan, 2008. "Icts And The Decoupling Of Everyday Activities, Space And Time: Introduction," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 99(5), pages 519-527, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:99:y:2008:i:5:p:519-527
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2008.00489.x
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