From smart to socialist cities: rethinking surveillance, sustainability, and urban futures

Our chapter Urban Futures: Balancing Sustainability and Privacy in the Smart City Paradigm examines how surveillance technologies are integrated into smart city governance across three urban contexts: Beijing, New York City, and Rio de Janeiro. Using the Digitainability Assessment Framework (DAF), we assess how these technologies interact with selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those … Continue reading From smart to socialist cities: rethinking surveillance, sustainability, and urban futures