Today marks the publication of The Data Politics of Housing, Property and Planning, edited by Data Stories project members Danielle Hynes, Rob Kitchin and Samuel Mutter, and published by Policy Press. The book is available in print and digital open access via download at: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-data-politics-of-housing-property-and-planning

Bringing together international and interdisciplinary perspectives, the book examines how governments, real estate and PropTech industries, and civil society actors create, process, share and use housing, planning and property data. Covering themes from tokenized real estate to tenant data activism, it offers a reflection on data power and justice in contemporary urban governance. The book originated in a workshop hosted at Maynooth University in September 2024. The book comprises 13 chapters from authors Rob Kitchin, Danielle Hynes, Samuel Mutter, Cian O’Callaghan, Kathleen Stokes, Maedhbh Nic Lochlainn, Elsa Noterman, Claire Daniel, Alistair Sisson, Alan Morris, Daan Bossuyt, Julien Migozzi, Scott Markley, Diana Drogaris, Jillian (Lee) Crandall, Juliette Davret, Fiadh Tubridy, Asya Aizman, Wonyoung So, Chenab Navalkha, Catherine D’Ignazio, Sophia Maalsen, Dallas Rogers and Peta Wolifson.

We intend that the book will provide a key resource across for researchers, activists, practitioners and others interested in the politics of housing, property and planning data. Grab your copy now!