Abstract
In this interview Saskia Sassen addresses the potentials and pitfalls of urban digitization with a particular focus on the urban manifestations of financial capitalism and the risks of extractivist urban economies.
Highlights
Saskia Sassen: We might start by reminding ourselves that much of the land on our planet is already used up, destroyed, or covered with buildings
Why? Because we see vast stretches of land not inhabited by people
Much of this seemingly uninhabited land has been transformed into a new state – it has been turned into land from which big firms and powerful actors and enterprises can extract a vast variety of elements
Summary
Saskia Sassen: We might start by reminding ourselves that much of the land on our planet is already used up, destroyed, or covered with buildings. How do urban digitization and financial capitalism impact on the local transformation, sustainability and resilience of our cities?
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