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This is the first book to cover an understanding of an Arab oil state’s way into becoming a knowledge society
Discusses Qatar as a paradigm for other states encountering this knowledge society shift
Concisely analyzes programs to configure knowledge society and – in contrast to the programs – the reality of the way into knowledge society
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Context
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Concept
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Connection
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Conclusion
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
About the authors
Wolfgang G. Stock is full professor and head of the Information Science Dept. of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. His research areas include studies on smart cities, social network services and information behavior. He is author of about 300 articles and books, thereof about 30 are on prototypical cities of the emerging knowledge society.
Kaja J. Fietkiewicz is research associate at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. She is working on Social Media and on Smart Cities, especially in Japan.
Julia Barth and Julia Gremm have been assistant lecturers for Smart City Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. They conducted field researches on cities in the Gulf Region (especially, in Kuwait, Qatar, U.A.E. and Oman) and published articles on the “Arabian Way” into knowledge society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society
Book Subtitle: Qatar as a Case Study
Authors: Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71195-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71194-2Published: 21 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89048-7Published: 04 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71195-9Published: 05 December 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 244
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Economic Geography, Middle Eastern Politics, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)