Data Power in Action: Urban Data Politics in Times of Crisis - Softcover

 
9781529233544: Data Power in Action: Urban Data Politics in Times of Crisis
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1529233542 ISBN 13: 9781529233544
Publisher: Bristol University Press, 2023

Synopsis

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Drawing on the study of different cities in the Global South, this book explores how the intensive use of data changes politics, power relations, and everyday life in contemporary cities.

Across the volume, expert contributors show how urban actors, from the state to activists, are increasingly using data as a resource to empower their actions and support their claims, while also demonstrating how times of crisis are moments when the power of data is made visible.

Focusing on the different dimensions of data power and politics in the urban realm, this is an important contribution to our understanding of how datafication transforms the places in which we live and how we experience them.

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About the Authors

Ola Söderström is Professor of Social and Cultural Geography at the University of Neuchâtel.

Ayona Datta is Professor in Human Geography at University College London.

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Publisher
Bristol University Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1529233542
ISBN 13 
9781529233544
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Editor
Söderström Ola, Datta Ayona