[Air-L] Call for Chapter Proposals: Handbook of Platform Urbanism

[Annelien SMETS]

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


We are looking forward to your proposals, and thanks for sharing in your networks!