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Digital cityWatched democracies
In most cities there are hardly any spaces left for public cohabitation: by neglecting parks and common areas, by closing cultural spaces, by cutting budgets for...
Digital cityFrom smart city to democratic city
The adjective 'smart' is very much in vogue. It represents the idea that cities can be more intelligent and efficient thanks to technology, and the data that they and...
Digital cityThe ecosystem of knowledge as a common asset
Urban environments are characterised by the opportunities they offer to think of a political culture where shared knowledge assets can be managed jointly by different...
Digital cityThe right to the (digital) city
Cities and citizens, not companies, ought to own the data produced in cities and should be able to use said data to improve public services and put their policies...
Digital cityFrom the imagined community to the practice community
Cities can adopt practices that will engage residents in communities of practice, building on making, doing, and sharing together as a base of identity that can...
Open cityA crooked, open, modest city
Judgements that the cité has ‘failed’ to open up are thus Janus-faced: one side of the coin shows angry populist prejudice, but on the other face can appear...
Open cityOpening up the city, rethinking the city
The change in era we’re currently experiencing is altering many of the values, conceptual schemes and balances upon which post-war Europe was built. The “Ciutat...
Open cityFlexible Urbanisms
Much of the urban design applied around the world follows the technocratic model of the Athens Charter. This is a homogenous, one-size-fits-all model that provides...
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