Mixing the virtual and the real:A social geographical study of cyberspace
The global development of the Internet and mobile communication technology has greatly expanded individuals'access to and occupation of space and social resources.In the interaction and integration of cyberspace and real space,cyberspace has been interpreted in geographical and sociological dimensions,and the conceptual connotation has shifted from technology to space,society,and media.New technologies create new problems.Geographers have discussed the impact of the Internet and other information technologies on individual activities,urban space,and social development.However,there is still a lack of research on geographical concepts and geographic characteristics in cyberspace,which has become an obstacle to the development of geography of cyberspace.This study focused on the research of cyberspace in the field of social geography,used bibliometric methods to identify the research hotspots of scholars in China and internationally in the field of cyberspace geography in different periods,examined the development of cyberspace and its social-spatial attribute construction process,and based on the perspective of virtual-real hybrid space,summarized the progress of the social geographical research on cyberspace from the aspects of line decay,media space and virtual representation.This review aims to enhance understanding and exploration of geographic phenomena and social issues in cyberspace,and to advance the field of cyberspace geography.
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