Disrupted Urbanism: Situated Smart Initiatives in African Cities - Couverture rigide

Odendaal, Nancy

 
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Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

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

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9781529218572: Disrupted Urbanism: Situated Smart Initiatives in African Cities

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ISBN 10 :  1529218578 ISBN 13 :  9781529218572
Editeur : Bristol University Press, 2023
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