Of Sensors and Sensitivities. Towards a Cosmopolitics of “Smart Cities”?

摘要: Abstract: This essay reviews diverse strands of empirical and theoretical work in different urban studies areas (urban planning, ethnography, geography, STS) reflecting on the manifold ways which smart city project is being “opened up” for scrutiny through experimental projects developing digitally-mediated sensing practices either a specific or broad kind: i.e., producing both devices formally devised parameters, –emerging from less digital technology arrangements– used to share experiences, show solutions politicize issues. In doing this, we seek understand, an STS standpoint, range works are analysing development, intervention, maintenance, opposition these ideas. first section focus understanding definitions, features clashes that several corporate (mostly municipal nature) have come across, deploying devices, such as sensors produce “algorithmic city”. second expand meanings “smartness,” focusing grassroots appropriations broader arrangements politicizations open source infrastructures display other forms sensitivities, contributing cosmopoliticization “smart city” project. Keywords: Smart city; cosmopolitics; sensors; experiment; sensitivities.