معرفی
Alan Wiig is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Community Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston. His research spans urban studies, infrastructure studies, and smart urbanization, focusing on digital divides, speculative infrastructure projects, and socio-spatial contestation in global cities.
- Degrees:
- PhD, Temple University
- MA, San Francisco State University
Research Interests: Wiig examines intersections of smart city technologies, global infrastructure, and anti-democratic urban policies. His work emphasizes digital connectivity, speculative real estate, and transnational logistics corridors, particularly in Nairobi, London, and Philadelphia.
Publication Trends: Recent articles analyze 21st-century infrastructural shifts, smart urbanism in the Global South, and energy demands of mobile ICTs. His scholarship critiques top-down urban policies and highlights grassroots disruptions to technological systems.
Collaborative Work: Wiig collaborates with scholars like Jonathan Silver and Prince Guma, contributing to debates on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, data center geographies, and equitable urban futures.
