Urban Operating Systems: Diagramming the City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 84-103

  Marvin, Simon ^a   Luque Ayala, Andrés ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

computation; corporativism; Deleuze; diagram; digital; hardware; ICT; smart; software; urban governance

Indexed keywords

DIAGRAM; HARDWARE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; SOFTWARE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 85021268956     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12479     Document Type: Article

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