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Description
Amazon and other online retailers are at the forefront of a retail logistics revolution that is transforming urban spaces. While Amazon's and other patents point to speculation about automated futures, retail and logistics operations - from fulfillment centers to last-mile delivery - are already creating spaces and architectures open to automated logistics operations. The project conducts a systematic investigation of the impact of Amazon's logistics operations on urban spaces, with three sub-studies that focus on how Amazon's urbanism is currently changing the properties and relationships of urban space; Amazon's algorithmic management coordinates data, people, and things; and Amazon's patents speculate on automated futures of logistical cities.
| Status | Finished |
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| Period | 01.09.21 → 30.09.25 |
Collaborative partners
- Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (lead)
- The New School for Social Research (NY) (Project partner)
- Concordia University (Project partner)
- Western Sydney University (Project partner)
Funding
- Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony in Germany
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Projects
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Cities on Demand? Unboxing Urban Un_Certainties from Amazon’s Algorithmic Architectures and Forecasted Futures
Voigt, M.-L. (Project staff)
01.04.22 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Research output
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Automatisiertes Verhalten? Regierungskünste bei Amazon
Beverungen, A., 13.01.2025, Wissensgeschichte des Verhaltens.: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven. Toepfer, G. & Gräfe, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, p. 557-577 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Glitch(ing)! A refusal and gateway to more caring techno-urban worlds?
Voigt, M.-L. & Mitrović, M., 06.2025, In: Digital Geography and Society. 8, 11 p., 100115.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Mapping Amazon's logistical footprint on the Ruhr: How a tech company is influencing cities, cluster politics and climates
Voigt, M.-L., 2025, In: Platforms & Society. 2, 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Researching around the Brown Box - Notes from a Critical Ethnography of Amazon’s Urbanism
Beverungen, A. (presenter) & Voigt, M.-L. (presenter)
14.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Unboxing Amazon – How Amazon is taking over (public) infrastructures and why we should care
Voigt, M.-L. (Speaker)
27.05.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Justice at the End of the Supply Chain: Interrogating Amazon’s Logistical Urbanism from the Cloud to the Curb
Beverungen, A. (Speaker), Voigt, M.-L. (Speaker) & Treger, U. (Speaker)
21.02.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Press/Media
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Kapitalistisches Schlaraffenland
Voigt, M.-L. & Mitrović, M.
25.11.23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media