[Commlist] Call for Chapter Proposals: Handbook of Platform Urbanism

Call for Chapter Proposals

** Handbook of Platform Urbanism (Edward Elgar Publishing) **

Edited by Pieter Ballon & Annelien Smets, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The aim of this Handbook of Platform Urbanism is to shed light on the 
nature of platform urbanism, the mechanisms that underly it, and the 
benefits and challenges, to provide a status of current scholarship and 
upcoming research directions, and to report on cases that are of 
particular interest.

We welcome contributions from relevant disciplines (e.g., media studies, 
urban informatics, innovation management, political economy, digital 
geography) investigating different perspectives (geography, 
technologies, platforms, business models, and governance) on Platform 
Urbanism. Contributions related to all dimensions of Platform Urbanism 
are welcome. They include, but are not limited to, the following:

-- Platform Urbanism: definitions, technologies and approaches

Definitions, historical and philosophical perspectives, research schools 
and methods, technologies (blockchain, digital twin, …) and 
counter-initiatives (decentralized, peer-to-peer), …

-- Spatiality and geolocation

Physical and digital infrastructures, geolocation and urbanism, 
geographies of intermediation, architectural and design aspects

-- Economics and entrepreneurial aspects

Cost of living, gentrification, gig economy, network effects, 
innovation, creative clusters, city operations, …

-- Governance and regulation

Public-private partnerships and clashes, regulation and legal aspects, 
new forms of governance, …

-- Urban life

Local social networks and communities, sustainability, health and care, 
citizenship and social capital, …

--Equity and equality

Data asymmetries, privacy, bias and discrimination, digital rights to 
the city, …

** Important dates **

February 15, 2023: Chapter proposal (+/- 500 words)

March 15, 2023: Notification and author instructions

Final chapters will be due mid 2024. The Handbook is scheduled for 
publication with Edward Elgar Publishing in late 2024.

** Submission instructions **

Please send the chapter proposal to Pieter Ballon and Annelien Smets 
((pieter.ballon /at/ vub.be) (annelien.smets /at/ vub.be)) with the subject line 
"Handbook of Platform Urbanism - Chapter proposal"by February 15, 2023.

** More information **

https://smit.vub.ac.be/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CfP-Handbook-of-Platform-Urbanism.pdf 




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