Platform Urbanism: Technocapitalist Production of Private and Public Spaces

Abstract: Digital technologies and services are increasingly used to meet a wide range of urban challenges. These developments bear the risk that the urban digital transformation will exacerbate already existing socio-spatial inequalities. Graham's assumption from nearly 20 years ago (2002) - that European cities are characterised by various forms of socio-spatial segregation, which will not be overcome by digital infrastructures - thus needs to be seriously acknowledged. This contribution critically scrutinizes the dominant narratives and materializations of standardised smart urbanism in Europe. We investigate how the prospects of improved efficiency, availability, accessibility and quality of life through digital technologies and networks take the demands and effects of the gendered division of labour into account. By zooming in on platform urbanism and examples related to mobility and care infrastructures, we discuss whether and to what extent digital technologies and services address th

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Urban Planning ; 5 (2020) 4 ; 267-276

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2020
• Creator: Bauriedl, Sybille ; Strüver, Anke

Further information

• DOI: 10.17645/up.v5i4.3414
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022071906235320558505
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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