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Unplugging the City: The Urban Phenomenon and its Sociotechnical Controversies proposes aconceptual and methodological framework for analyzing certain urban phenomena as a technological assemblage. It demonstrates, through multiple case studies, the sociotechnical complexities involved in the stabilization and disruption of urban technological arrangements. Examples range from the urban phantasmagorias portrayed in science-fiction movies to the urban proposals of Brasilia and Masdar, from the book of bike-sharing systems to pervasive global surveillance systems.
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Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Duarte F., Firmino R. |
Number of Pages | 162 |
Publisher | Routledge |
City | London |
ISBN | 978-0367331795 |
Abstract | Unplugging the City: The Urban Phenomenon and its Sociotechnical Controversies proposes aconceptual and methodological framework for analyzing certain urban phenomena as a technological assemblage. It demonstrates, through multiple case studies, the sociotechnical complexities involved in the stabilization and disruption of urban technological arrangements. Examples range from the urban phantasmagorias portrayed in science-fiction movies to the urban proposals of Brasilia and Masdar, from the book of bike-sharing systems to pervasive global surveillance systems. |