Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Mike Hodson, Julia Kasmire, Andrew McMeekin, John G. Stehlin and Kevin Ward -- Part 1. What kind of urban infrastructure are platforms? -- Part 2. Do platforms represent a new model of urban governance? -- Part 3. What kinds of urban knowledge are generated, legitimized, and valued through platforms? -- Part 4. How are platforms re-shaping everyday urban experiences?

"This title takes the broadest possible scope to interrogate the emergence of "platform urbanism", examining how it transforms urban infrastructure, governance, knowledge production, and everyday life, and brings together leading scholars and early-career researchers from across five continents and multiple disciplines. It will be invaluable to students and academics in anthropology, geography, innovation studies, politics, public policy, sociology, and urban studies, as well as city and regional planners, policymakers, and third-sector researchers in citizen engagement, industrial strategy, regeneration, sustainable development, and transport"-- Provided by publisher.