GEOG 683Civic Technology and Digital Infrastructures
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Environment
GEOG 683 as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
A critical approach to the development, implementation, and evaluation of civic technology and smart cities, with a focus on practical implementation considerations. Topics covered include open data, urban data collection and analysis platforms, digital inequalities, locational privacy, and digital infrastructures. Assignments are used to experiment with course concepts.
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