| Title |
The Right to the City in the Platform Age: Child-Friendly City and Smart City Premises in Contention |
| ID_Doc |
37698 |
| Authors |
Van der Graaf, S |
| Title |
The Right to the City in the Platform Age: Child-Friendly City and Smart City Premises in Contention |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
Information, 11.0, 6 |
| DOI |
10.3390/info11060285 |
| Abstract |
This article sought to develop a critical account of the ever-increasing role of ICTs in cities and urban governance discourses, captured by a growing interest to 'smarten up' our cities, for their inclusiveness of citizens more broadly, and that of children, in particular. In revisiting rights-based approaches, it gives particular attention to the (political) premises of two urban concepts, that is, child-friendly cities and smart cities. The focus here is on how these current concepts encompass and direct the make-up of children ' s relationship to the city, which brings the question to the fore of 'whose version is it?' A predominant provider ' s perspective and a normative discourse are revealed which seem to overlook emergent logics of children ' s social needs and experiences in the city. It is therefore proposed to revisit and revise our existing ideas, thus critiquing the current potential of the emerging 'rights-based' agendas in improving outcomes for children by urging cities to become child-friendly in their smart city ideals. |
| Author Keywords |
children; citizens; participation; datafication; smart city; child-friendly city; human rights; right to the city; everyday life |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000551236800023 |
| WoS Category |
Computer Science, Information Systems |
| Research Area |
Computer Science |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/11/6/285/pdf?version=1591695050
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