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  The Professional GeographerVolume 41 Issue 2, Pages 162 - 172 Published Online: 23 Feb 2005 © Copyright 2007 by Association of American Geographers
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 715K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  ATLANTA'S ROLE AS AN INFORMATION CENTER: INTERMETROPOLITAN SPATIAL LINKS Copyright 1989 by Association of American Geographers KEYWORDS information flow • urban hierarchy • command and control centers • dominance effect • communication ABSTRACTAtlanta has emerged in the 1980s as a major second-order command and control center within the US economy and demonstrates considerable dominance within the Southeast. Federal Express Corporation data permit examination of Atlanta's national and regional command and control functions. The concepts of information genesis, hierarchy of control, and spatial independence of information receipt clarify Atlanta's place within the specialized information network. Atlanta occupies an advantageous position within the intermetropolitan information network from which much of the Southeast's economic activity is organized. |  |
