Educational institutions and governing practices are increasingly augmented with digital
database technologies that function as new kinds of policy instruments. This article surveys …

We review the great variety of critical scholarship on algorithms, automation, and big data in
areas of contemporary life both to document where there has been robust scholarship and to …

Just about any social need is now met with an opportunity to" connect" through digital
means. But this convenience is not free—it is purchased with vast amounts of personal data …

Big data, algorithms, data mining, analytics, machine learning and AI have become some of
the most significant technical developments and concepts of recent years. Today's most …

In recent years, much has been written on 'big data'in both the popular and academic press.
After the hubristic declaration of the 'end of theory'more nuanced arguments have emerged …

This paper grounds the critique of the 'smart city'in its historical and geographical context.
Adapting Brenner and Theodore's notion of 'actually existing neoliberalism', we suggest a …

Our world is becoming ever more data-driven, transforming how business is conducted,
governance enacted, and knowledge produced. Yet, the nature of data and the scope and …

Recent years have witnessed a surge in the development of digital real estate technologies.
Often referred to as PropTech (property technology), these innovations might variously …

In light of recent technological innovations and discourses around data and algorithmic
analytics, scholars of many stripes are attempting to develop critical agendas and responses …

Scaling laws are powerful summaries of the variations of urban attributes with city size.
However, the validity of their universal meaning for cities is hampered by the observation …