Prior research reveals the interrelations between gentrification and policing, yet this paper int... more Prior research reveals the interrelations between gentrification and policing, yet this paper introduces the unheard perspective of the of police on their role in gentrification. The study focuses on South Tel Aviv, which houses immigrants, drug addicts, prostitution and houselessness. It is undergoing massive urban renewal and has become the most policed area in the city. Methodology includes interviews with police officers (N-15), ethnography with urban police and spatial analysis of urban renewal. The paper argues that: 1. Gentrifying a high-crime neighborhood triggers a collision of urban forces and spatial negotiations amid users, institutions, and areas in the city. 2. Police play a significant role in this process and must operate intensive borderwork on various scales, with technology becoming a tool for internal, microgeographical social borderwork. 3. Policing gentrification raises reflexivity among officers regarding their profession, social obligation and position in urban politics. The paper concludes with the concept of policing temporality to describe the role of police in gentrification.
מאמר זה מתחקה אחר ההיסטוריה המרחבית של ניוד מפת הזנות בעיר
תל אביב וארגונה בשנים ,1995-1965במהלכ... more מאמר זה מתחקה אחר ההיסטוריה המרחבית של ניוד מפת הזנות בעיר תל אביב וארגונה בשנים ,1995-1965במהלכן עוצבה מחדש הפריסה של הזנות במרחב העירוני: מזנות גלויה ונראית ברחובות מרכז העיר בשנות השבעים להיותה נסתרת ולקיומה בשוליים העירוניים בשנות התשעים. "ניקוי" מרכז העיר מזנות רחוב נעשה באמצעות שלושה מהלכים מרכזיים: דחיקת הזנות לחופיה הצפוניים של העיר; החזרת הזנות לזירות פנים באזורי תעשייה ובדירות "דיסקרטיות;" ותיחום הזנות בתחנה המרכזית הישנה בדרום העיר. מתוך המחקר עולה תפקידה המרכזי של המשטרה בארגון הגאוגרפיה של הזנות ובניהולה. המשטרה — בהיותה הגוף הנדרש לתמרן בין החוק שמותיר את הזנות ובין החברה שכביכול מוקיעה אותה — מצאה את הפתרון בניהול נראותה במרחב. המקום והתצורה של הזנות נקבעים מתוך המאבק שבין רשויות החוק לגורמי האכיפה, לנשים בזנות, ללקוחות ולתושבים. על בסיס מחקר ארכיוני, ובו עיתונים, פרוטוקולים ותכתובות תושבים, מתגלים המשא ומתן, השחקנים, הפרקטיקות והשיח שבאמצעותם אורגן מחדש הסדר המוסרי והמגדרי בעיר
Numerous studies have focused on the global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the c... more Numerous studies have focused on the global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the creative city, and the smart city, analyzing their politics, ideologies, and social implications. However, the literature lacks synthetic analysis that addresses these concepts by juxtaposing them and exploring their similarities and differences. This paper provides synthetic analysis, followed by a discussion of the concepts’ competing and complementary logics of governance and citizenship. The concluding section addresses the importance of taking into account these diverse concepts as political ideas and discusses how these concepts become a prescriptive mix promoted by public officials and private developers.
Tali Hatuka, Issachar Rosen-Zvi, Michael Birnhack, Eran Toch & Hadas Zur(2018): The Political Premises of Contemporary Urban Concepts: The Global City, the Sustainable City, the Resilient City, the Creative City, and the Smart City , Planning Theory & Practice
העיר בעידן הדיגיטלי: תכנון, טכנולוגיה, פרטיות ואי שוויון. עורכת טלי חתוקה, אוניברסיטת תל אביב, 2018
טלי חתוקה והדס צור, "הדרה ואי-שוויון בעיר הדיגיטלית", מתוך העיר בעידן הדיגיטלי: תכנון, טכנולוגיה,... more טלי חתוקה והדס צור, "הדרה ואי-שוויון בעיר הדיגיטלית", מתוך העיר בעידן הדיגיטלי: תכנון, טכנולוגיה, פרטיות ואי שוויון. עורכת טלי חתוקה, אוניברסיטת תל אביב, 2018 ,עמ' 88–113.
הארת פסיקה 72 -"חשופות בבורסה״ בעקבות עת״מ 8707/07 הועדה המקומית לתכנון ובניה רמת גן נ׳ ירושלמי
... more הארת פסיקה 72 -"חשופות בבורסה״ בעקבות עת״מ 8707/07 הועדה המקומית לתכנון ובניה רמת גן נ׳ ירושלמי בעקבות הפסיקה של השופטת מיכל אגמון גונן בעניין 'מועדון חשפנות' בבורסה ברמת גן
מאמר זה מתחקה אחר דחיקת הזנות ממרכז העיר תל אביב לשולי העיר דאז-חופי תל ברוך. המשטרה והעירייה פעל... more מאמר זה מתחקה אחר דחיקת הזנות ממרכז העיר תל אביב לשולי העיר דאז-חופי תל ברוך. המשטרה והעירייה פעלו במהלך שנות השמונים להפריד בין מרחבי המגורים המהוגנים לבין המרחב המלוכלך. הם יצרו בתל ברוך 'פארק שעשועים לגברים', מה שנאסר וגונה בלב העיר, פרח בשוליה.
צור, הדס 2017, "זירת הזנות בתל ברוך- מרחב של מוסר חלופי בשולי העיר "הנקייה", תמרורות, פמיניזם ומרחב בישראל, בעריכת טולה עמיר, והצאת חרגול 2017, עמ' 153- 165
The smart city literature mostly focusses on digital initiatives from above. However, digitalisat... more The smart city literature mostly focusses on digital initiatives from above. However, digitalisation also reshapes the city from below. Residents use digital means and platforms to empower their agency in the city. This paper aims to explore how residents utilise digital tools to activate their agency and influence local politics. The paper focusses on one neighbourhood in the city of Tel Aviv where different groups of residents struggle to promote their desired political-spatial vision. The main question is whether digitalisation produces new forms of agency on the neighbourhood scale. The paper argues that: (1) digitalisation provides residents with new forms of connective action, creating digital networks at different scales, using representational practices and forming new spaces for political negotiation; (2) through these practices, they manage to influence the symbolic and political status of the neighbourhood and reframe the struggle over its character and future; (3) groups with higher digital agency gain wider visibility of their claims and needs with politicians, the media and public officials. Importantly, this does not only serve middle-class groups. (4) Ultimately, residents become predominant political actors through digital agency. Methodologically, this paper includes two methods: (i) interviews with residents and municipal workers and (ii) social media analysis and online ethnography. The conclusion elaborates the concept of place-oriented digital agency as a particular type of agency aimed at determining change in a specific locale.
Local–Digital Activism: Place, Social Media, Body, and Violence in Changing Urban Politics, 2023
Recent studies demonstrate how violence, social media, and protest intertwine. This article compl... more Recent studies demonstrate how violence, social media, and protest intertwine. This article complements this body of knowledge and indicates how social media enables new modes of small-scale protest events and how it is being used by right-wing and middle-class groups to influence urban politics. The article conceptualizes local-digital activism as a particular form of protest that is based on a hybrid framework of action that entangles physical actions in public space with virtual acts of dissent, creating embodied digital activism in specific locales. The key arguments are threefold: (1) local–digital activism initiates a particular framework of action that is embedded in digital culture and can be used by different ideological groups. (2) The approach to place in this type of dissent is central and manifold, with physical and virtual spaces codefining one another. (3) Triggering violent encounters and using violent representations in place is strategic and intentional, a means to expand visibility on digital platforms. Empirically the article analyses two groups in South Tel Aviv, presenting their protest strategies and tactical use of place, digitization, violence, and the body in creating the iconography of the “other in the place.” The study is based on geographic and ethnographic work, in-depth interviews (N = 24) with various actors, and social media content analysis (videos = 72, posts = 210). The final discussion addresses the characteristics of local-digital activism and its role in urban political struggles and offers paths for future research.
While people's social backgrounds clearly shape their adoption of digital technology and the Inte... more While people's social backgrounds clearly shape their adoption of digital technology and the Internet, their urban lifestyles and place of residence better explain their digital activities when they are online, and how they use technology. Most studies investigating individuals' use of digitization have neglected the effects of the physical built environment and the daily life of the community. Addressing this gap, this paper places digital practices in the socio-spatial world, and conceptualizes the term "urban digital lifestyle," which refers to the dynamic relationships among three dimensions: (1) the user's socioeconomic status, (2) the user's residency, with a focus on the locale's socio-spatial characteristics, and (3) the user's digital practices. Empirically, this paper uses a mixture of methods to analyze the digital usage of residents in four neighborhoods in Tel Aviv. The methods used are neighborhood prototype analysis, digital practices survey (n = 490), and spatial and GIS analyses. Although the results may at first glance support the argument that education and socioeconomic status have significant influence on digital practices, these practices also reflect many other factors associated with the urban lifestyle. Thus, locales, places and neighborhoods remain crucial socio-spatial categories that have a major influence on daily life in the digital age. Studies on smart cities and digitization are often based on the idea that the digital involvement of individuals and their digital capital are central components that determine academic achievement, employment opportunities, and the quality of services and education (Robinson et al., 2015). This assumption regarding the role of digital capital in individuals' achievements has resulted in ongoing research investigating users and the concept of the digital divide (Gunkel,
Advocated mostly by technology companies, the smart city concept promises participation, democrat... more Advocated mostly by technology companies, the smart city concept promises participation, democratization and innovative urbanism. Tracking these promises and ideas, this paper explores "smart urbanism" in ten cities from all over Israel. Based on interviews with leading figures in municipalities, smart city consultants and key figures in technological companies (n = 40), the aims of this paper are to assess the efforts of cities to become smart by responding to the following questions: 1. What is guiding the decision-making process in developing technological initiatives? 2. Does context play a role in implementing technological initiatives? 3. How are the residents perceived, and what tools are being used to address residents' digital differences? The key argument of this paper is threefold: first, in the process of becoming a smart city, the roles of public and private actors are blurred, influencing the process of decision making. Second, despite contextual differences, cities adopt similar digital initiatives. Third, technological initiatives that focus on social needs and address inequality in the digital age are still at the margins. The final discussion suggests that most municipalities are still at an early stage of digitization implementation and have the ability to shape and form a vision for the cities as socio-technological ecosystems in a way that will serve their publics as a whole. The paper ends with a call for shifting the focus from the city to society in developing digital initiatives and cultivating smart social urbanism. ++ Cities today are influenced by the digital revolution. Context, funding and regulations play a key role in this dynamic process, which results in variations between cities. As a global uneven process, the key question is not whether digitization is penetrating cities, but what are the new types of socio-technological ecosystems being created? What are the departure points in implementing digitization projects in cities? Who is taking the lead in this formation process? Is there still a possibility to shape this process with an aim of creating an ecosystem that would serve the public good? This paper addresses these questions, under the premise that most municipalities are still at an early stage of digitization implementation and have the ability to shape and form a vision for the cities as socio-technological ecosystems in a way that will serve their publics as a whole. Digitization implementation and projects in cities are often entitled and branded as "smart city" projects. The "smart city" concept became common in the first decade of the twenty-first century. However, there is no consensus about what the term "smart city" means, despite its importance and its contribution to urban development (Albino et al., 2015; Angelidou, 2014; Nam and Pardo, https://doi. (T. Hatuka). Telematics and Informatics xxx (xxxx) xxxx 0736-5853/
This paper is centred on the levels of participation in digital municipal platforms, and its goal... more This paper is centred on the levels of participation in digital municipal platforms, and its goals are threefold: (1) to assess the normative aspirations and limitations of policy makers and key actors in the municipality with regard to the smart resident idea, with a focus on participation and privacy ; (2) to assess and categorise levels of participation in varied social and geographic contexts in the city; and (3) to assess the possible link between participation and privacy practices among users. Empirically, this paper studies the practices of the inhabitants of Tel Aviv-Yafo City, with a focus on the use of digitised services provided by the municipality and the use of the celebrated project 'Digi-Tel'-a digital card that offers to the inhabitants of the city services, discounts, targeted information and benefits around the city. The assessment of the inhabitants' practices is based on a survey that was conducted in four neighbourhoods with different socioeconomic , ethnic and geographical characteristics. The survey is supplemented with interviews of prominent figures in the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality to understand their views on participation and privacy. The paper concludes with a discussion of the varied profiles of the users and non-users of digital platforms in the city, revealing their complex approach to participation in the digital age.
any cities in Israel and around the world are trying to adapt themselves to the digital era. This... more any cities in Israel and around the world are trying to adapt themselves to the digital era. This adaptation is a complex system-wide process that influences all layers of life for people living in the city. Where to begin? What are the best initiatives for city in Israel? What is the significance of local context and community needs? Is the size of the city significant? How should the digital processes be designed and what are the issues that require attention? This guide proposes answers to these questions with a focus on four principal issues: planning, technology, privacy, and social inequality. We identify these four dimensions as critical issues that must be considered in the digital era. The starting point of this document is that smart city is a marketing concept, and should be used–if at all–with great caution. Furthermore, cities cannot be ranked either quantitatively or qualitatively on the basis of the smart city model. As a new model that emerged from the private sector, there is still little research that examines implementation of the smart city ideas and projects. The scant literature can be categorized into two principal types. The first relates to promoted content; most is written by private companies, and deals with the advantages of the smart city and the importance of digitization for developing urbanism. The other type of literature is more conceptual–sometimes techno-utopian–academic writing that relates to core ideas, their evolution and history. However, there is still insufficient information about the way ideas about smart city influence policy, and how this policy relates to city's visioning, legal challenges, social needs and political processes of decision-making. Furthermore, digitization processes impact each city in a different manner. This variation is influenced by the profile of residents, their needs and the prevalent lifestyle in the city. Therefore, the assimilation of digital initiatives requires that policy-makers and planners not only be familiar with basic concepts related to digitization but also understand the opportunities and risks inherent in the technological revolution. Only in-depth knowledge will help decision-makers initiate well thought out processes for assimilating technology in the city and developing appropriate policy. The current guide contains five chapters dealing with the digital city. Each of the first four chapters are devoted to one of the core subjects: planning, technology, privacy, and social inequality. Each chapter begins with a survey of the issues in the academic literature, followed by introducing basic concepts, presentation of the attitudes of Israeli policy-makers on the subject, and concludes with policy recommendations. The fifth and last chapter summarizes the policy recommendations regarding each of the core issues. Note that our study does not focus on specific applications – digitization evolves and changes at a rapid rate – but rather presents a comprehensive map that characterizes the technological, planning, legal and social challenges of the field.
Prior research reveals the interrelations between gentrification and policing, yet this paper int... more Prior research reveals the interrelations between gentrification and policing, yet this paper introduces the unheard perspective of the of police on their role in gentrification. The study focuses on South Tel Aviv, which houses immigrants, drug addicts, prostitution and houselessness. It is undergoing massive urban renewal and has become the most policed area in the city. Methodology includes interviews with police officers (N-15), ethnography with urban police and spatial analysis of urban renewal. The paper argues that: 1. Gentrifying a high-crime neighborhood triggers a collision of urban forces and spatial negotiations amid users, institutions, and areas in the city. 2. Police play a significant role in this process and must operate intensive borderwork on various scales, with technology becoming a tool for internal, microgeographical social borderwork. 3. Policing gentrification raises reflexivity among officers regarding their profession, social obligation and position in urban politics. The paper concludes with the concept of policing temporality to describe the role of police in gentrification.
מאמר זה מתחקה אחר ההיסטוריה המרחבית של ניוד מפת הזנות בעיר
תל אביב וארגונה בשנים ,1995-1965במהלכ... more מאמר זה מתחקה אחר ההיסטוריה המרחבית של ניוד מפת הזנות בעיר תל אביב וארגונה בשנים ,1995-1965במהלכן עוצבה מחדש הפריסה של הזנות במרחב העירוני: מזנות גלויה ונראית ברחובות מרכז העיר בשנות השבעים להיותה נסתרת ולקיומה בשוליים העירוניים בשנות התשעים. "ניקוי" מרכז העיר מזנות רחוב נעשה באמצעות שלושה מהלכים מרכזיים: דחיקת הזנות לחופיה הצפוניים של העיר; החזרת הזנות לזירות פנים באזורי תעשייה ובדירות "דיסקרטיות;" ותיחום הזנות בתחנה המרכזית הישנה בדרום העיר. מתוך המחקר עולה תפקידה המרכזי של המשטרה בארגון הגאוגרפיה של הזנות ובניהולה. המשטרה — בהיותה הגוף הנדרש לתמרן בין החוק שמותיר את הזנות ובין החברה שכביכול מוקיעה אותה — מצאה את הפתרון בניהול נראותה במרחב. המקום והתצורה של הזנות נקבעים מתוך המאבק שבין רשויות החוק לגורמי האכיפה, לנשים בזנות, ללקוחות ולתושבים. על בסיס מחקר ארכיוני, ובו עיתונים, פרוטוקולים ותכתובות תושבים, מתגלים המשא ומתן, השחקנים, הפרקטיקות והשיח שבאמצעותם אורגן מחדש הסדר המוסרי והמגדרי בעיר
Numerous studies have focused on the global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the c... more Numerous studies have focused on the global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the creative city, and the smart city, analyzing their politics, ideologies, and social implications. However, the literature lacks synthetic analysis that addresses these concepts by juxtaposing them and exploring their similarities and differences. This paper provides synthetic analysis, followed by a discussion of the concepts’ competing and complementary logics of governance and citizenship. The concluding section addresses the importance of taking into account these diverse concepts as political ideas and discusses how these concepts become a prescriptive mix promoted by public officials and private developers.
Tali Hatuka, Issachar Rosen-Zvi, Michael Birnhack, Eran Toch & Hadas Zur(2018): The Political Premises of Contemporary Urban Concepts: The Global City, the Sustainable City, the Resilient City, the Creative City, and the Smart City , Planning Theory & Practice
העיר בעידן הדיגיטלי: תכנון, טכנולוגיה, פרטיות ואי שוויון. עורכת טלי חתוקה, אוניברסיטת תל אביב, 2018
טלי חתוקה והדס צור, "הדרה ואי-שוויון בעיר הדיגיטלית", מתוך העיר בעידן הדיגיטלי: תכנון, טכנולוגיה,... more טלי חתוקה והדס צור, "הדרה ואי-שוויון בעיר הדיגיטלית", מתוך העיר בעידן הדיגיטלי: תכנון, טכנולוגיה, פרטיות ואי שוויון. עורכת טלי חתוקה, אוניברסיטת תל אביב, 2018 ,עמ' 88–113.
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... more הארת פסיקה 72 -"חשופות בבורסה״ בעקבות עת״מ 8707/07 הועדה המקומית לתכנון ובניה רמת גן נ׳ ירושלמי בעקבות הפסיקה של השופטת מיכל אגמון גונן בעניין 'מועדון חשפנות' בבורסה ברמת גן
מאמר זה מתחקה אחר דחיקת הזנות ממרכז העיר תל אביב לשולי העיר דאז-חופי תל ברוך. המשטרה והעירייה פעל... more מאמר זה מתחקה אחר דחיקת הזנות ממרכז העיר תל אביב לשולי העיר דאז-חופי תל ברוך. המשטרה והעירייה פעלו במהלך שנות השמונים להפריד בין מרחבי המגורים המהוגנים לבין המרחב המלוכלך. הם יצרו בתל ברוך 'פארק שעשועים לגברים', מה שנאסר וגונה בלב העיר, פרח בשוליה.
צור, הדס 2017, "זירת הזנות בתל ברוך- מרחב של מוסר חלופי בשולי העיר "הנקייה", תמרורות, פמיניזם ומרחב בישראל, בעריכת טולה עמיר, והצאת חרגול 2017, עמ' 153- 165
The smart city literature mostly focusses on digital initiatives from above. However, digitalisat... more The smart city literature mostly focusses on digital initiatives from above. However, digitalisation also reshapes the city from below. Residents use digital means and platforms to empower their agency in the city. This paper aims to explore how residents utilise digital tools to activate their agency and influence local politics. The paper focusses on one neighbourhood in the city of Tel Aviv where different groups of residents struggle to promote their desired political-spatial vision. The main question is whether digitalisation produces new forms of agency on the neighbourhood scale. The paper argues that: (1) digitalisation provides residents with new forms of connective action, creating digital networks at different scales, using representational practices and forming new spaces for political negotiation; (2) through these practices, they manage to influence the symbolic and political status of the neighbourhood and reframe the struggle over its character and future; (3) groups with higher digital agency gain wider visibility of their claims and needs with politicians, the media and public officials. Importantly, this does not only serve middle-class groups. (4) Ultimately, residents become predominant political actors through digital agency. Methodologically, this paper includes two methods: (i) interviews with residents and municipal workers and (ii) social media analysis and online ethnography. The conclusion elaborates the concept of place-oriented digital agency as a particular type of agency aimed at determining change in a specific locale.
Local–Digital Activism: Place, Social Media, Body, and Violence in Changing Urban Politics, 2023
Recent studies demonstrate how violence, social media, and protest intertwine. This article compl... more Recent studies demonstrate how violence, social media, and protest intertwine. This article complements this body of knowledge and indicates how social media enables new modes of small-scale protest events and how it is being used by right-wing and middle-class groups to influence urban politics. The article conceptualizes local-digital activism as a particular form of protest that is based on a hybrid framework of action that entangles physical actions in public space with virtual acts of dissent, creating embodied digital activism in specific locales. The key arguments are threefold: (1) local–digital activism initiates a particular framework of action that is embedded in digital culture and can be used by different ideological groups. (2) The approach to place in this type of dissent is central and manifold, with physical and virtual spaces codefining one another. (3) Triggering violent encounters and using violent representations in place is strategic and intentional, a means to expand visibility on digital platforms. Empirically the article analyses two groups in South Tel Aviv, presenting their protest strategies and tactical use of place, digitization, violence, and the body in creating the iconography of the “other in the place.” The study is based on geographic and ethnographic work, in-depth interviews (N = 24) with various actors, and social media content analysis (videos = 72, posts = 210). The final discussion addresses the characteristics of local-digital activism and its role in urban political struggles and offers paths for future research.
While people's social backgrounds clearly shape their adoption of digital technology and the Inte... more While people's social backgrounds clearly shape their adoption of digital technology and the Internet, their urban lifestyles and place of residence better explain their digital activities when they are online, and how they use technology. Most studies investigating individuals' use of digitization have neglected the effects of the physical built environment and the daily life of the community. Addressing this gap, this paper places digital practices in the socio-spatial world, and conceptualizes the term "urban digital lifestyle," which refers to the dynamic relationships among three dimensions: (1) the user's socioeconomic status, (2) the user's residency, with a focus on the locale's socio-spatial characteristics, and (3) the user's digital practices. Empirically, this paper uses a mixture of methods to analyze the digital usage of residents in four neighborhoods in Tel Aviv. The methods used are neighborhood prototype analysis, digital practices survey (n = 490), and spatial and GIS analyses. Although the results may at first glance support the argument that education and socioeconomic status have significant influence on digital practices, these practices also reflect many other factors associated with the urban lifestyle. Thus, locales, places and neighborhoods remain crucial socio-spatial categories that have a major influence on daily life in the digital age. Studies on smart cities and digitization are often based on the idea that the digital involvement of individuals and their digital capital are central components that determine academic achievement, employment opportunities, and the quality of services and education (Robinson et al., 2015). This assumption regarding the role of digital capital in individuals' achievements has resulted in ongoing research investigating users and the concept of the digital divide (Gunkel,
Advocated mostly by technology companies, the smart city concept promises participation, democrat... more Advocated mostly by technology companies, the smart city concept promises participation, democratization and innovative urbanism. Tracking these promises and ideas, this paper explores "smart urbanism" in ten cities from all over Israel. Based on interviews with leading figures in municipalities, smart city consultants and key figures in technological companies (n = 40), the aims of this paper are to assess the efforts of cities to become smart by responding to the following questions: 1. What is guiding the decision-making process in developing technological initiatives? 2. Does context play a role in implementing technological initiatives? 3. How are the residents perceived, and what tools are being used to address residents' digital differences? The key argument of this paper is threefold: first, in the process of becoming a smart city, the roles of public and private actors are blurred, influencing the process of decision making. Second, despite contextual differences, cities adopt similar digital initiatives. Third, technological initiatives that focus on social needs and address inequality in the digital age are still at the margins. The final discussion suggests that most municipalities are still at an early stage of digitization implementation and have the ability to shape and form a vision for the cities as socio-technological ecosystems in a way that will serve their publics as a whole. The paper ends with a call for shifting the focus from the city to society in developing digital initiatives and cultivating smart social urbanism. ++ Cities today are influenced by the digital revolution. Context, funding and regulations play a key role in this dynamic process, which results in variations between cities. As a global uneven process, the key question is not whether digitization is penetrating cities, but what are the new types of socio-technological ecosystems being created? What are the departure points in implementing digitization projects in cities? Who is taking the lead in this formation process? Is there still a possibility to shape this process with an aim of creating an ecosystem that would serve the public good? This paper addresses these questions, under the premise that most municipalities are still at an early stage of digitization implementation and have the ability to shape and form a vision for the cities as socio-technological ecosystems in a way that will serve their publics as a whole. Digitization implementation and projects in cities are often entitled and branded as "smart city" projects. The "smart city" concept became common in the first decade of the twenty-first century. However, there is no consensus about what the term "smart city" means, despite its importance and its contribution to urban development (Albino et al., 2015; Angelidou, 2014; Nam and Pardo, https://doi. (T. Hatuka). Telematics and Informatics xxx (xxxx) xxxx 0736-5853/
This paper is centred on the levels of participation in digital municipal platforms, and its goal... more This paper is centred on the levels of participation in digital municipal platforms, and its goals are threefold: (1) to assess the normative aspirations and limitations of policy makers and key actors in the municipality with regard to the smart resident idea, with a focus on participation and privacy ; (2) to assess and categorise levels of participation in varied social and geographic contexts in the city; and (3) to assess the possible link between participation and privacy practices among users. Empirically, this paper studies the practices of the inhabitants of Tel Aviv-Yafo City, with a focus on the use of digitised services provided by the municipality and the use of the celebrated project 'Digi-Tel'-a digital card that offers to the inhabitants of the city services, discounts, targeted information and benefits around the city. The assessment of the inhabitants' practices is based on a survey that was conducted in four neighbourhoods with different socioeconomic , ethnic and geographical characteristics. The survey is supplemented with interviews of prominent figures in the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality to understand their views on participation and privacy. The paper concludes with a discussion of the varied profiles of the users and non-users of digital platforms in the city, revealing their complex approach to participation in the digital age.
any cities in Israel and around the world are trying to adapt themselves to the digital era. This... more any cities in Israel and around the world are trying to adapt themselves to the digital era. This adaptation is a complex system-wide process that influences all layers of life for people living in the city. Where to begin? What are the best initiatives for city in Israel? What is the significance of local context and community needs? Is the size of the city significant? How should the digital processes be designed and what are the issues that require attention? This guide proposes answers to these questions with a focus on four principal issues: planning, technology, privacy, and social inequality. We identify these four dimensions as critical issues that must be considered in the digital era. The starting point of this document is that smart city is a marketing concept, and should be used–if at all–with great caution. Furthermore, cities cannot be ranked either quantitatively or qualitatively on the basis of the smart city model. As a new model that emerged from the private sector, there is still little research that examines implementation of the smart city ideas and projects. The scant literature can be categorized into two principal types. The first relates to promoted content; most is written by private companies, and deals with the advantages of the smart city and the importance of digitization for developing urbanism. The other type of literature is more conceptual–sometimes techno-utopian–academic writing that relates to core ideas, their evolution and history. However, there is still insufficient information about the way ideas about smart city influence policy, and how this policy relates to city's visioning, legal challenges, social needs and political processes of decision-making. Furthermore, digitization processes impact each city in a different manner. This variation is influenced by the profile of residents, their needs and the prevalent lifestyle in the city. Therefore, the assimilation of digital initiatives requires that policy-makers and planners not only be familiar with basic concepts related to digitization but also understand the opportunities and risks inherent in the technological revolution. Only in-depth knowledge will help decision-makers initiate well thought out processes for assimilating technology in the city and developing appropriate policy. The current guide contains five chapters dealing with the digital city. Each of the first four chapters are devoted to one of the core subjects: planning, technology, privacy, and social inequality. Each chapter begins with a survey of the issues in the academic literature, followed by introducing basic concepts, presentation of the attitudes of Israeli policy-makers on the subject, and concludes with policy recommendations. The fifth and last chapter summarizes the policy recommendations regarding each of the core issues. Note that our study does not focus on specific applications – digitization evolves and changes at a rapid rate – but rather presents a comprehensive map that characterizes the technological, planning, legal and social challenges of the field.
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תל אביב וארגונה בשנים ,1995-1965במהלכן עוצבה מחדש הפריסה של
הזנות במרחב העירוני: מזנות גלויה ונראית ברחובות מרכז העיר בשנות
השבעים להיותה נסתרת ולקיומה בשוליים העירוניים בשנות התשעים.
"ניקוי" מרכז העיר מזנות רחוב נעשה באמצעות שלושה מהלכים מרכזיים:
דחיקת הזנות לחופיה הצפוניים של העיר; החזרת הזנות לזירות פנים באזורי
תעשייה ובדירות "דיסקרטיות;" ותיחום הזנות בתחנה המרכזית הישנה
בדרום העיר. מתוך המחקר עולה תפקידה המרכזי של המשטרה בארגון
הגאוגרפיה של הזנות ובניהולה. המשטרה — בהיותה הגוף הנדרש לתמרן
בין החוק שמותיר את הזנות ובין החברה שכביכול מוקיעה אותה — מצאה
את הפתרון בניהול נראותה במרחב. המקום והתצורה של הזנות נקבעים
מתוך המאבק שבין רשויות החוק לגורמי האכיפה, לנשים בזנות, ללקוחות
ולתושבים. על בסיס מחקר ארכיוני, ובו עיתונים, פרוטוקולים ותכתובות
תושבים, מתגלים המשא ומתן, השחקנים, הפרקטיקות והשיח שבאמצעותם
אורגן מחדש הסדר המוסרי והמגדרי בעיר
Tali Hatuka, Issachar Rosen-Zvi, Michael Birnhack, Eran Toch & Hadas Zur(2018): The Political Premises of Contemporary Urban Concepts: The Global City, the Sustainable City, the Resilient City, the Creative City, and the Smart City , Planning Theory & Practice
בעקבות הפסיקה של השופטת מיכל אגמון גונן בעניין 'מועדון חשפנות' בבורסה ברמת גן
צור, הדס 2017, "זירת הזנות בתל ברוך- מרחב של מוסר חלופי בשולי העיר "הנקייה", תמרורות, פמיניזם ומרחב בישראל, בעריכת טולה עמיר, והצאת חרגול 2017, עמ' 153- 165
Refereed articles in scientific journals by hadas zur
Editing by hadas zur
The starting point of this document is that smart city is a marketing concept, and should be used–if at all–with great caution. Furthermore, cities cannot be ranked either quantitatively or qualitatively on the basis of the smart city model. As a new model that emerged from the private sector, there is still little research that examines implementation of the smart city ideas and projects. The scant literature can be categorized into two principal types. The first relates to promoted content; most is written by private companies, and deals with the advantages of the smart city and the importance of digitization for developing urbanism. The other type of literature is more conceptual–sometimes techno-utopian–academic writing that relates to core ideas, their evolution and history. However, there is still insufficient information about the way ideas about smart city influence policy, and how this policy relates to city's visioning, legal challenges, social needs and political processes of decision-making.
Furthermore, digitization processes impact each city in a different manner. This variation is influenced by the profile of residents, their needs and the prevalent lifestyle in the city. Therefore, the assimilation of digital initiatives requires that policy-makers and planners not only be familiar with basic concepts related to digitization but also understand the opportunities and risks inherent in the technological revolution. Only in-depth knowledge will help decision-makers initiate well thought out processes for assimilating technology in the city and developing appropriate policy.
The current guide contains five chapters dealing with the digital city. Each of the first four chapters are devoted to one of the core subjects: planning, technology, privacy, and social inequality. Each chapter begins with a survey of the issues in the academic literature, followed by introducing basic concepts, presentation of the attitudes of Israeli policy-makers on the subject, and concludes with policy recommendations. The fifth and last chapter summarizes the policy recommendations regarding each of the core issues. Note that our study does not focus on specific applications – digitization evolves and changes at a rapid rate – but rather presents a comprehensive map that characterizes the technological, planning, legal and social challenges of the field.
תל אביב וארגונה בשנים ,1995-1965במהלכן עוצבה מחדש הפריסה של
הזנות במרחב העירוני: מזנות גלויה ונראית ברחובות מרכז העיר בשנות
השבעים להיותה נסתרת ולקיומה בשוליים העירוניים בשנות התשעים.
"ניקוי" מרכז העיר מזנות רחוב נעשה באמצעות שלושה מהלכים מרכזיים:
דחיקת הזנות לחופיה הצפוניים של העיר; החזרת הזנות לזירות פנים באזורי
תעשייה ובדירות "דיסקרטיות;" ותיחום הזנות בתחנה המרכזית הישנה
בדרום העיר. מתוך המחקר עולה תפקידה המרכזי של המשטרה בארגון
הגאוגרפיה של הזנות ובניהולה. המשטרה — בהיותה הגוף הנדרש לתמרן
בין החוק שמותיר את הזנות ובין החברה שכביכול מוקיעה אותה — מצאה
את הפתרון בניהול נראותה במרחב. המקום והתצורה של הזנות נקבעים
מתוך המאבק שבין רשויות החוק לגורמי האכיפה, לנשים בזנות, ללקוחות
ולתושבים. על בסיס מחקר ארכיוני, ובו עיתונים, פרוטוקולים ותכתובות
תושבים, מתגלים המשא ומתן, השחקנים, הפרקטיקות והשיח שבאמצעותם
אורגן מחדש הסדר המוסרי והמגדרי בעיר
Tali Hatuka, Issachar Rosen-Zvi, Michael Birnhack, Eran Toch & Hadas Zur(2018): The Political Premises of Contemporary Urban Concepts: The Global City, the Sustainable City, the Resilient City, the Creative City, and the Smart City , Planning Theory & Practice
בעקבות הפסיקה של השופטת מיכל אגמון גונן בעניין 'מועדון חשפנות' בבורסה ברמת גן
צור, הדס 2017, "זירת הזנות בתל ברוך- מרחב של מוסר חלופי בשולי העיר "הנקייה", תמרורות, פמיניזם ומרחב בישראל, בעריכת טולה עמיר, והצאת חרגול 2017, עמ' 153- 165
The starting point of this document is that smart city is a marketing concept, and should be used–if at all–with great caution. Furthermore, cities cannot be ranked either quantitatively or qualitatively on the basis of the smart city model. As a new model that emerged from the private sector, there is still little research that examines implementation of the smart city ideas and projects. The scant literature can be categorized into two principal types. The first relates to promoted content; most is written by private companies, and deals with the advantages of the smart city and the importance of digitization for developing urbanism. The other type of literature is more conceptual–sometimes techno-utopian–academic writing that relates to core ideas, their evolution and history. However, there is still insufficient information about the way ideas about smart city influence policy, and how this policy relates to city's visioning, legal challenges, social needs and political processes of decision-making.
Furthermore, digitization processes impact each city in a different manner. This variation is influenced by the profile of residents, their needs and the prevalent lifestyle in the city. Therefore, the assimilation of digital initiatives requires that policy-makers and planners not only be familiar with basic concepts related to digitization but also understand the opportunities and risks inherent in the technological revolution. Only in-depth knowledge will help decision-makers initiate well thought out processes for assimilating technology in the city and developing appropriate policy.
The current guide contains five chapters dealing with the digital city. Each of the first four chapters are devoted to one of the core subjects: planning, technology, privacy, and social inequality. Each chapter begins with a survey of the issues in the academic literature, followed by introducing basic concepts, presentation of the attitudes of Israeli policy-makers on the subject, and concludes with policy recommendations. The fifth and last chapter summarizes the policy recommendations regarding each of the core issues. Note that our study does not focus on specific applications – digitization evolves and changes at a rapid rate – but rather presents a comprehensive map that characterizes the technological, planning, legal and social challenges of the field.