Overview
Openly available generative AI and algorithmic models have increased exponentially in the last decade, and these tools have already become embedded in our daily lives. City governments, urban designers, andplanners are increasingly grappling with how to use them to design resilient urban futures. Digital urban processes are reshaping social and spatial dynamics, altering urban boundaries, and fostering socioeconomic mobility and political engagement. As technology has always influenced urban development, it's crucial to redefine its role today. Digital Urbanism aims to explore this through a series of conversations involving experts from variousfields, discussing topics such as the impact of science fiction on urban imaginations, critiques of technocentric urbanism, essential pedagogies for future professionals, the relationship between climate research and computation, and how digital platforms can enhance civic engagement and public services. With Contributions of Sarah Williams, Nicholas de Monchaux, Roi Salgueiro Barrio, Garnette Cardogan, Katja Schechtner, Dietmar Offenhuber, Elizabeth Christoforetti, Will Hunter, Gautam Sundaram, John Fernandez, David Carroll, Nigel Jacobs,Catherine D'Ignazio.
Full Product Details
Author: Sarah Williams
Publisher: Actar Publishers
Imprint: Actar Publishers
ISBN: 9781638401230
ISBN 10: 1638401233
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 30 June 2025
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Sarah Williams is an Associate Professor of Technology and Urban Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she is also Director of the Civic Data Design Lab and the Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism. Williams' combines her training in computation and design to create communication strategies that expose urban policy issues to broad audiences and create civic change. She calls the process Data Action, which is also the name of her recent book published by MIT Press. Williams is co-founder and developer of Envelope.city, a web-based software product that visualizes and allows users to modify zoning in New York City. Before coming to MIT, Williams was Co-Director of the Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation (GSAPP). Her design work has been widely exhibited including work in the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Venice Biennale, and the Cooper Hewitt Museum. Williams has won numerous awards including being named one of the top 25 technology planners and Game Changer by Metropolis Magazine.
