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Cyberspatial Cognition and Individual Access to Information: The Behavioral Foundation of Cybergeography

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  • Mei-Po Kwan

    (Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA)

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In this paper I will examine individual access to information on the Internet through a cognitive-behavioral perspective. I argue that the objective structure of information resources in cyberspace is not helpful for understanding the experience of individual accessibility in cyberspace. Instead, cyberspatial cognition is crucial in constituting the effective cyber-environment and shaping human cyberspatial behavior. I propose a behavioral model of cyber-accessibility and examine how notions underlying conventional accessibility measures such as impedance and opportunity set can be extended for measuring individual cyber-accessibility. I argue that theories about spatial learning, cognitive mapping, and decision-making behavior are helpful for understanding individual cyberspatial behavior. This suggests that behavioral theories and models may provide a theoretical foundation for cybergeography.

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  • Mei-Po Kwan, 2001. "Cyberspatial Cognition and Individual Access to Information: The Behavioral Foundation of Cybergeography," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 28(1), pages 21-37, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:28:y:2001:i:1:p:21-37
    DOI: 10.1068/b2560
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    1. Brian R. Gaines & Lee Li‐Jen Chen & Mildred L. G. Shaw, 1997. "Modeling the human factors of scholarly communities supported through the Internet and World Wide Web," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 48(11), pages 987-1003, November.
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    1. Becky P. Y. Loo & Bo Wang, 2018. "Factors associated with home-based e-working and e-shopping in Nanjing, China," Transportation, Springer, vol. 45(2), pages 365-384, March.
    2. Kellerman, Aharon, 2011. "Mobility or mobilities: Terrestrial, virtual and aerial categories or entities?," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 19(4), pages 729-737.
    3. Malecki, Edward J., 2017. "Real people, virtual places, and the spaces in between," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 3-12.

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