A CITY IS NOT A COMPUTER

Computational models of urbanismsmart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administrationpromise to deliver new ur ban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. A City Is Not a Comput er reveals how cities encompass myriad forms of local and indigenous intelligences and knowledge institutions, arguing that these re sources are a vital supplement and corrective to increasingly prevalent algorithmic models.Shannon Mattern begins by examining the e thical and...[Read more]