ARQ (Aug 2023)

Active Strategies of “Ghostification” in the Urban Expansion of New Digital Platforms. A Apatiotemporal Analysis of Pedidosya in Montevideo

  • Diego Morera

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-69962023000200036
Journal volume & issue
no. 114
pp. 36 – 49

Abstract

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This article delves into the social and urban implications arising from the "ghostly architecture" of kitchens and supermarkets within Montevideo's largest food distribution platform. Behind inconspicuous façades, the city's daily life and its traditional food industry are physically and politically removed from the spatial demands of this emergent digital infrastructure.

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