Tech Imaginaries, Energy Crisis, and Everyday Life in South Africa’s Silicon Cape

Karen Waltorp; Asnath Paula Kambunga

Tech Imaginaries, Energy Crisis, and Everyday Life in South Africa’s Silicon Cape

Publikation: Bog/antologi/afhandling/rapport › Bog › Forskning › peer review

Abstract

The book provides new empirical insights into some of the most pressing issues of our time: digital living, energy futures, and their impacts on human well-being, democratic society, and the environment. It explores the everyday implications of digital developments during profound energy crises in South Africa and mapping out interrelated controversies.

Originalsprog	Engelsk

Forlag	Springer Nature Switzerland
Antal sider	150
Status	Under udarbejdelse - 2025

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