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Mapping everyday urban political ecologies: Experiential cartography as embodied methodology. 绘制日常城市政治生态：作为具体方法论的经验制图。

Urban political ecology Pub Date : 2025-08-08 eCollection Date: 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/30497515251364723

Philippe Rekacewicz, Tait Mandler, Doms Cordero, Precious Angelique A Echague, Anita Hardon, Bryan Pauchano, Sophia Pelagio, Mariana Rios Sandoval, Michael Lim Tan

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The nature of AI: Metabolism, energy, water, labour and justice in the urban political ecology of artificial intelligence. 人工智能的本质：人工智能城市政治生态中的新陈代谢、能源、水、劳动力和正义。

Urban political ecology Pub Date : 2025-05-30 eCollection Date: 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/30497515251344495

Federico Cugurullo, Federico Caprotti, Jennie Day, Shona Geoghegan, Casey R Lynch, Filippo Menga, Caitlin Robinson, Joe Williams

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