The Case Against the 'Smart City'

The Takeaway | Jun 22, 2016

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.

Today we're exploring the different ways that "smart cities" will transform 21st century life. Adam Greenfield is against a lot of the ideology underpinning smart cities. He's the founder and managing director of Urbanscale and author of "Against the Smart City."

From top down development and issues of predictive policing, to the embedded sensors and looped fibers, he’s wary of what smart city developments like Hudson Yards mean for spontaneous street scenes and diversity. 

Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear why Greenfield believes the "smart city" movement isn't all it's cracked up to be. 

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

Goodbye, WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon

The Brian Lehrer Show |

Crown Heights residents fume over new barricades ahead of West Indian Day parade

Residents also say elderly and disabled neighbors can’t be dropped off near their front doors and they’re fearful emergency responders can’t easily access apartment buildings and fire hydrants.
Gothamist |

Gloria Steinem in Conversation with David Remnick, from 2015

The writer and activist, who died this week, discussed her memoir, the Black Lives Matter movement, and a question for activists: Which comes first, changing hearts or changing laws?
The New Yorker Radio Hour |

60 Words

It’s been 25 years since 9/11. Today we talk about the 60 words that ushered in everything that came after.
Radiolab |
YOU ARE ONLINE