Design, Control, Predict
Design, Control, Predict An in-depth look at life in the "smart" cityTechnology has fundamentally transformed urban life. Aaron Shapiro shows us the true face of the revolution in urban technology,…
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Design, Control, Predict
An in-depth look at life in the "smart" cityTechnology has fundamentally transformed urban life. Aaron Shapiro shows us the true face of the revolution in urban technology, taking the reader on a tour of today's smart city. But today's "smart" cities look little like what experts had predicted.
He investigates the true price New Yorkers pay for "free," ad-funded WiFi, finding that it ultimately serves the ends of commercial media. Along the way, he develops a new lens for interpreting urban technologies--logistical governance--to critique an urban future based on extraction and rationalization.Through ethnographic research, journalistic interviews, and his own hands-on experience, Shapiro helps us peer through cracks in the smart city's facade. He also builds on his experience as a bike courier for a food delivery startup to examine how promises of "flexible