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The platform economy and the smart city : technology and the transformation of urban policy / edited by Austin Zwick and Zachary Spicer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance.
- McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smart cities.
- Cities and towns--Effect of technological innovations on.
- Cities and towns.
- Gig economy.
- Disruptive technologies.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Urban policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Innovative technologies promise a brave new world of convenience and cost effectiveness - powered by cameras that monitor our movements, sensors that line our streets, and algorithms that determine our resource allocation - but at what cost? The first collection of its kind, this groundbreaking volume brings together social, economic, and cultural insights to enhance our understanding of the ongoing technological upheaval in cities around the world.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Section One Managing Platforms
- 2 Mobilizing the Platform Economy: Regulating Short-Term Rentals in Toronto
- 3 Who's the Boss? The Impact of Digitally Mediated Employment on Labour Markets and the Nature of Work
- 4 Ride-Hailing Platforms Are Shaping the Future of Mobility, but for Whom?
- 5 Disrupting Stuff: Material Flows in the Platform City
- Section Two Governing Platforms
- 6 Ride Hailing in Canadian Cities
- 7 Taking Kingston for a Regulatory Ride?Uber's Entrance into Kingston, Ontario
- 8 A New Public-Private Partnership for the Platform Age? Uber as Public Transit
- 9 Regulatory Paradigms for the Coming Age of Autonomous Vehicles
- Section Three Cities as Platforms
- 10 The Promise and the Peril of the Smart City
- 11 Seeing the City as a Platform: Is Canada's Smart Cities Challenge a Good Step in That Direction?
- 12 A Smart City for Toronto: What Does Quayside Tell Us about the State of Smart City Building?
- 13 From Processors to Platforms: Innovation and the Changing Nature of Space
- 14 Conclusion
- Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780228007951
- 022800795X
- OCLC:
- 1246542372
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