
The Platform Economy and the Smart City
Technology and the Transformation of Urban Policy
McGill-Queen's University Press
Published on 22. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-2280-0674-9 (ISBN)
Description
Over the past decade, cities have come into closer contact and conflict with new technologies. From reactive policymaking in response to platform economy firms to proactive policymaking in an effort to develop into smart cities, urban governance is transforming at an unprecedented speed and scale.
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? Exploring the relationship between technology and cities, this book brings together an outstanding group of authors in the field to provide a critical and necessary examination of the disruption that is under way. They look at how cities should understand and regulate novel technologies, what can be learned from proposed and failed smart city projects, and how innovative economies change the structure of cities themselves. Contributors dig deeply into these and similar subjects, contributing their voices to an important dialogue on the future of urban policy and governance.
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.
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? Exploring the relationship between technology and cities, this book brings together an outstanding group of authors in the field to provide a critical and necessary examination of the disruption that is under way. They look at how cities should understand and regulate novel technologies, what can be learned from proposed and failed smart city projects, and how innovative economies change the structure of cities themselves. Contributors dig deeply into these and similar subjects, contributing their voices to an important dialogue on the future of urban policy and governance.
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.
Reviews / Votes
"The Platform Economy and the Smart City is an important reference work for practitioners and researchers interested in how technology platforms are reshaping cities and how city governments are responding to these challenges, either oppositionally or by embracing technology to become 'smart cities.' The book does an admirable job of highlighting the benefits, risks, and negative impacts of technological change and policy shifts." Zack Taylor, University of Western Ontario and author of Shaping the Metropolis: Institutions and Urbanization in the United States and CanadaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
13 diagrams, 10 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-2280-0674-9 (9780228006749)
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Additional editions

Austin Zwick | Zachary Spicer
The Platform Economy and the Smart City
Technology and the Transformation of Urban Policy
E-Book
09/2021
1st Edition
McGill-Queen's University Press
€36.99
Available for download

Austin Zwick | Zachary Spicer
The Platform Economy and the Smart City
Technology and the Transformation of Urban Policy
E-Book
09/2021
1st Edition
McGill-Queen's University Press
€36.99
Available for download
Persons
Austin Zwick is assistant teaching professor and assistant director of the Policy Studies undergraduate program at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Zachary Spicer is director of research and outreach with the Institute of Public Administration of Canada.