Disrupted Urbanism

Situated Smart Initiatives in African Cities
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1856-5
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 404 g

The ‘smart city’ is often promoted as a technology-driven solution to complex urban issues. While commentators are increasingly critical of techno-optimistic narratives, the political imagination is dominated by claims that technical solutions can be uniformly applied to intractable problems.

This book provides a much-needed alternative view, exploring how ‘home-grown’ digital disruption, driven and initiated by local actors, upends the mainstream corporate narrative.

Drawing on original research conducted in a range of urban African settings, Odendaal shows how these initiatives can lead to meaningful change.

This is a valuable resource for scholars working in the intersection of science and technology studies, urban and economic geography and sociology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Odendaal, Nancy

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Fantasies, Hope and Compelling Narratives

The Expansive Nature of Platforms

Hacking Mobility

Digital Food Dialogues

Cyborg Activism

Platform Practices and the Public Imagination

Conclusion: On Understanding Situated Platform Urbanism

Über Autor(innen)

Odendaal, Nancy
Nancy Odendaal is Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics at the University of Cape Town.