ABSTRACT
This chapter explores ways through which the relationship between contemporary technology and spatial governance could manifest in the urban global South in an empowering and inclusive way. The city is taken as representing the outcome of continuous socio-technical processes that manifest spatially as the relationships between the material and human agency evolve. This represents a "dance" between technological innovation and appropriation through social action and livelihood imperatives. A renewed understanding of the relationship between technology and space is necessary. The chapter explores three dimensions of this relationship: the first refers to grassroots efforts to render the margins more visible through online mapping and geo-referenced data capture, thereby focusing on 'for whom' we plan. The second dimension explores how this information can empower and enable local communities to engage powerful stakeholders in the management of place, exploring ways through which planning can be more participatory, with the third exploring the extent to which this makes input into spatial governance in general.
