ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book presents the roots of daily spatial mobilities and their nature. It focuses on needs and triggers for daily mobilities, through the offering of psychological, geographical and political perspectives. The book explores social roots and norms for personal mobility and for personal autonomy in daily mobilities. It discusses three major spatial implications of daily mobilities: urban spatial reorganization in the information age; mobility terminals, namely central railway and bus stations, as well as airport terminals, notably international ones. The book explores that global locational opportunities potentially possible by daily virtual mobilities through the Internet, mainly for online shopping, e-learning, home-based business/work, and social networking. It describes that virtual global mobility through the Internet is anchored within the space of flows, as well as many jobs, some of which require global physical mobility.
