Urban geography 1: ‘Big tech’ and the reshaping of urban space

This report draws on the burgeoning geography literature on ‘big tech’ and how scholars have responded to its spatial impacts. First, it traces the revival in locational geographies and the role of global platform firms in shaping urban market geographies; second, it traces work on the urban governa...

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Published inProgress in human geography Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 1311 - 1319
Main Author McNeill, Donald
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2021
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Entrepreneurship
Geography
Governance
Human geography
Real estate
Taxicabs
Technology
Urban areas
Urban geography
Urbanism
digital
location
urban governance
start-ups
platforms
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Summary:This report draws on the burgeoning geography literature on ‘big tech’ and how scholars have responded to its spatial impacts. First, it traces the revival in locational geographies and the role of global platform firms in shaping urban market geographies; second, it traces work on the urban governance and regulatory challenges posed by different types of capital; and technology entrepreneurship and start-up firms; third, it identifies work that has traced the impact of apps and platforms on the conduct of urban life, from delivery drivers to taxis to dating to real estate rental.
ISSN:0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI:10.1177/03091325211021945