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Explores of social justice, citizenship, and community in the context of data-driven urbanismInvestigates critical issues of social justice, citizenship and community in the context of the powerful economic rationales of data-driven urban developmentMakes a theoretical contribution towards framing social justice from the perspective of the datafied cityDocuments new case studies and exposes new avenues for research across social justice, critical data studies, education and politicsData Justice and the Right to the City engages with theories of social justice and data-driven urbanism. It explores the intersecting concerns of data justice - both the harms and civic possibilities of the datafied society - and the right to the city - a call to redress the uneven distribution of resources and rights in urban contexts. These concerns are addressed through a variety of topics: digital social services, as cities use data and algorithms to administer to citizens; education, as data-driven practices transform learning and higher education; labour, as platforms create new precarities and risks for workers; and activists who seek to make creative and political interventions into these developments. This edited collection proposes frameworks for understanding the effects of data-driven technologies at the municipal scale and offers strategies for intervention by both scholars and citizens.

Sociology, Urban. --- Urban policy.

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In an era of global urban food crises and rapid, unplanned city growth, how can urban agriculture be transformed from a potential source of health risks into a vehicle for healthier urban households and local environments? Embedded in the specific policy context of Kampala, Uganda, but relevant to the rest of Africa and beyond, this book provides research and evidence to guide policy about the health risks and benefits associated with urban farming.

Urban agriculture --- Urban agriculture

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Urban-oriented sensory analysis has a long tradition within the social sciences. However, in communication and cultural studies research, the sensorial orientation is still incipient. This publication is part of an ongoing call by Passeio, the platform for the study of art and urban culture of the Communication and Society Research Centre, for an organicist vision of the city, underlining the need to re-signify the role of the senses in the experience of everyday contemporary urban life. This book includes theoretical and/or empirical contributions from researchers in sociology, communication and cultural studies, who explore three fundamental questions: (a) the effects of the tourist era under the COVID-19 pandemic, (b) the role of music in the production of places and socialities; and (c) the importance of ambiances in the constitution of a carnal relationship with the city.

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Urban Fuel Poverty describes key approaches to defining and alleviating fuel poverty in cities using a multidisciplinary perspective and multiple case studies. It provides empirical knowledge on the levels and intensities of energy poverty in urban areas, along with new theoretical perspectives in conceptualizing the multidimensionality of energy poverty, with special focus given to the urban environment. Chapters discuss what energy poverty is in terms of taxonomy, stakeholders and affected parties, addressing the role of the economy and energy bills, the role of climate and city factors, the role of buildings, and the health and psychological impact on fuel poverty. The book addresses how to measure energy poverty, how to map it, and how to draw conclusions based on illness and social indicators. Finally, it explores measures to 'fight' fuel poverty, including policy and governance actions, building efficiency improvements and city planning.

Urban poor.

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Il volume nasce con l'obiettivo di dare un contributo nell'insegnamento geografico, sia attraverso elementi teorici sia attraverso la proposta di attività pratiche, che mirano ad affrontare in modo sistematico i temi del rischio e del cambiamento climatico. Partendo dall'esperienza fatta in occasione del 61° Congresso Nazionale AIIG e da successivi momenti formativi promossi da alcune AIIG locali, è stato possibile testare e ragionare sul ruolo che la geografia può avere nella diffusione di queste tematiche, e sulla responsabilità che le deriva in quanto disciplina di sintesi. I temi in oggetto, infatti, sono spesso ai margini dell'insegnamento e dell'attenzione geografica, nonostante rivestano un ruolo cardine nella comprensione dei territori e nell'elaborazione/promozione delle politiche economiche, sociali e ambientali. [Testo dell'editore].

Sociology, Urban.