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Disrupted urbanism : situated smart initiatives in African cities / Nancy Odendaal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Odendaal, Nancy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Effect of technological innovations on--Africa.
- Cities and towns.
- Sociology, Urban--Africa.
- Sociology, Urban.
- Smart cities--Africa.
- Smart cities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 146 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- The 'smart city' is often promoted as a technology-driven solution to complex urban issues. Drawing on original research conducted in urban African settings, this book provides a much-needed alternative view, exploring how 'home-grown' digital disruption, driven and initiated by local actors, upending the mainstream corporate narrative.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction : Fantasies, hope and compelling narratives
- 2. The expansive nature of platforms
- 3. Hacking mobility
- 4. Digital food dialogues
- 5. Cyborg activism
- 6. Platform practices and the public imagination
- 7. Conclusion : On understanding situated platform urbanism.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9781529218602
- 1529218608
- 9781529218589
- 1529218586
- 9781529218596
- 1529218594
- OCLC:
- 1363828361
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