Transformers of the Urban Night: Platform Work, Migration and Smart City

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Transformers of the Urban Night: Platform Work, Migration and Smart City. / Litschel, Laura Solmaz.
Urban Nightlife and Contested Spaces: Cultural Encounters After Dusk. Hrsg. / Sara Brandellero; Kamilia Krakowska Rodrigues; Derek Pardue. Taylor and Francis Inc., 2025. S. 111-126.

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Harvard

Litschel, LS 2025, Transformers of the Urban Night: Platform Work, Migration and Smart City. in S Brandellero, KK Rodrigues & D Pardue (Hrsg.), Urban Nightlife and Contested Spaces: Cultural Encounters After Dusk. Taylor and Francis Inc., S. 111-126. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789048558742_ch06

APA

Litschel, L. S. (2025). Transformers of the Urban Night: Platform Work, Migration and Smart City. In S. Brandellero, K. K. Rodrigues, & D. Pardue (Hrsg.), Urban Nightlife and Contested Spaces: Cultural Encounters After Dusk (S. 111-126). Taylor and Francis Inc.. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789048558742_ch06

Vancouver

Litschel LS. Transformers of the Urban Night: Platform Work, Migration and Smart City. in Brandellero S, Rodrigues KK, Pardue D, Hrsg., Urban Nightlife and Contested Spaces: Cultural Encounters After Dusk. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2025. S. 111-126 doi: 10.5117/9789048558742_ch06

Bibtex

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