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
When waste becomes a business: what platforms like YugoHrana reveal about the food system
In recent years, platforms like YugoHrana have emerged as promising tools in the fight against food waste. Based in the Balkans, YugoHrana connects restaurants, bakeries, and stores with surplus food to users who can buy that food at a discount. At first glance, this seems like a win-win: less food ends up in landfills, and … Continue reading When waste becomes a business: what platforms like YugoHrana reveal about the food system
Beyond the Technological Mirage: Paving the Way for Equitable Food Systems
Disclaimer: We are pleased to repost the following blog post, originally published on FEAST’s Knowledge Corner, which explores the intricate relationship between food systems and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The blog doesn’t represent the view of the FEAST consortium, it is the view of the authors only. We encourage our readers to delve into this … Continue reading Beyond the Technological Mirage: Paving the Way for Equitable Food Systems
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