<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A method employing different data sources in the construction of indices that quantify internet availability is developed in this article, and it is applied at municipality and regional levels in Slovakia. The indices are subsequently correlated with other indicators commonly used to delineate peripheral areas, in order to evaluate factors which might influence (or be influenced by) the spatial distribution of internet availability. The results show that the information-communication technology side of spatial polarization generates similar patterns as the other more traditional aspects</p></abstract>

A method employing different data sources in the construction of indices that quantify internet availability is developed in this article, and it is applied at municipality and regional levels in Slovakia. The indices are subsequently correlated with other indicators commonly used to delineate peripheral areas, in order to evaluate factors which might influence (or be influenced by) the spatial distribution of internet availability. The results show that the information-communication technology side of spatial polarization generates similar patterns as the other more traditional aspects

Internet Availability as an Indicator of Peripherality in Slovakia

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography Štefánikova 49, 814 73 Bratislava, Slovakia

Catholic University in Ružomberok, Faculty of Education, Geography Department Hrabovská cesta 1, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia

Moravian Geographical Reports

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A method employing different data sources in the construction of indices that quantify internet availability is developed in this article, and it is applied at...

Internet Availability as an Indicator of Peripherality in Slovakia

Published Online: Jul 30, 2013

Page range: 16 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2013-0002

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