The cyborg city: re-thinking urban resilience through mobile communications

Wendy Steele; Ian McShane; Crystal Legacy; Yolande Strengers; John  Handmer; Sarah Pink

The cyborg city: re-thinking urban resilience through mobile communications

Wendy Steele, Ian McShane, Crystal Legacy, Yolande Strengers, John Handmer, Sarah Pink

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Abstract

How do we build urban resilience through key areas of critical infrastructure such as mobile communications? Mobile digital communication networks, encompassing commercial mobile and public wi-fi platforms, are ubiquitous in Australian cities, and digital inclusion has emerged as a major theme in metropolitan-level strategic planning (McShane, Wilson & Meredyth, 2014). However, while we have seen a dramatic uptake of internet-enabled mobile devices, to date little is understood about the politics, implementation and role of mobile communications in building resilient cities. This paper builds on the seminal work of Haraway (1985), Swygendouw (1996) and Gandy (2005) to extend the cyborg city lens to the context of Australian urban resilience. Using mobile communications as an example, the paper focuses on critically exploring the implications of our reliance on complex technological networks with reference to urban Australia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	State of Australian Cities Conference 2015
Subtitle of host publication	Refereed Proceedings
Editors	Paul Burton, Heather Shearer
Place of Publication	Gold Coast QLD Australia
Publisher	State of Australian Cities Research Network
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781925455038
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference 2015 - Gold Coast, Australia Duration: 9 Dec 2015 → 11 Dec 2015 Conference number: 7th

Conference

Conference	State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference 2015
Abbreviated title	SOAC 2015
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Gold Coast
Period	9/12/15 → 11/12/15
Other	State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings

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Steele, W., McShane, I., Legacy, C., Strengers, Y., Handmer, J., & Pink, S. (2015). The cyborg city: re-thinking urban resilience through mobile communications. In P. Burton, & H. Shearer (Eds.), State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings State of Australian Cities Research Network. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303013119/http://soacconference.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Steel.pdf

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Steele, W, McShane, I, Legacy, C, Strengers, Y, Handmer, J & Pink, S 2015, The cyborg city: re-thinking urban resilience through mobile communications. in P Burton & H Shearer (eds), State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings. State of Australian Cities Research Network, Gold Coast QLD Australia, State of Australian Cities (SOAC) Conference 2015, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 9/12/15. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160303013119/http://soacconference.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Steel.pdf>

The cyborg city: re-thinking urban resilience through mobile communications. / Steele, Wendy; McShane, Ian; Legacy, Crystal et al.
State of Australian Cities Conference 2015: Refereed Proceedings. ed. / Paul Burton; Heather Shearer. Gold Coast QLD Australia: State of Australian Cities Research Network, 2015.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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