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The hack: What it is and why it matters to urban studies

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This commentary advances the ‘hack’ as an urban concept. While the hack transcends existing literatures on the digital and informality, it is a distinctive concept and is being used systematically in new domains. I situate the hack conceptually, outline its empirical and methodological value and propose a framework to research the urban hack. Importantly, it is not just the technologies of hacking but the translation of computational logics to the urban that underpins the importance of the hack, as well as the critical need to set out a research agenda surrounding the hack within urban studies.

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  • Sophia Maalsen, 2022. "The hack: What it is and why it matters to urban studies," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 59(2), pages 453-465, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:59:y:2022:i:2:p:453-465
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098020986300
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