Understanding technology beyond the urban When we think about “technology,” we often misassociate it with big cities, large-scale automation, and smart urban systems. We imagine vast infrastructures, dense networks of cables, lithium batteries, data centers, and planetary connections. Technology thus appears as something inherently metropolitan, embedded in the scale, complexity, and underlying support systems of […]

Digital monitoring technologies are often regarded as smart solutions to various urban challenges, including flooding and water scarcity (Augusto, 2021). To promote sustainability and bolster urban resilience, a continuous stream of data from different types of sensors is integrated into urban infrastructures, enabling smart urban environmental management (Bouroche & Dusparic, 2021). Occasionally, urban environmental data […]

The Cycling Paradise under Platform Pressure It is 5 p.m. on Nørrebrogade, one of Copenhagen’s busiest arteries. The bike lanes fill quickly: commuters ride in disciplined flows, cargo bikes glide past cafés, and traffic lights regulate movement with near-mechanical precision. Copenhagen’s cycling infrastructure, which is frequently ranked among the world’s best, is performing exactly as […]