This original book puts forward one of the first social science studies of the geographies of social networks and related mobilities of travel, communications and face-to-face meetings. The authors argue that, while it might be imagined that there would be less need of physical meetings with improved technology, on the contrary, scheduled visits and meetings have become highly significant.

Chapter 1 Researching Networks and Travel: An Introduction; Chapter 2 Social Networks; Chapter 3 Meetings and Networks; Chapter 4 Mobilities; Chapter 5 Research Design; Chapter 6 Geographies of Networks and Mobilities; Chapter 7 Travel and Meetings; Chapter 8 Coordinating Networks and Travel; Chapter 9 Research and Policy Futures;

Jonas Larsen is Lecturer in Geography at Roskilde University, Denmark. John Urry is Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University, UK. Kay Axhausen is Professor of Transport Planning at the Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland.