The concept of social infrastructure has experienced a rapid rise to prominence in recent years, both in academia and in policy. In this article, we explore a case study of cages (also known as Multi‐Use Games Areas) in Hackney, North‐East London. We argue that cages are forms of urban infrastructure which can facilitate multiple forms of sociality—especially for young people—and can thus be deemed valuable social infrastructure. However, this value can only be understood in context—in relation to the joys and harms of growing up in Hackney—and as in contest—the status and meaning of the cage is different for different groups, and there are considerable tensions over their use, ownership, and management. In our examination of the cage, we aim to explore and build upon existing conceptions of social infrastructure.

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作为社会基础设施的运动笼：哈克尼笼中的社交性、背景和竞争


近年来，社会基础设施的概念在学术界和政策界迅速崛起。在本文中，我们探讨了伦敦东北部哈克尼的笼子（也称为多用途游戏区）的案例研究。我们认为，笼子是城市基础设施的一种形式，可以促进多种形式的社会活动——尤其是对年轻人来说——因此可以被视为有价值的社会基础设施。然而，这种价值只能在上下文中理解——与在哈克尼长大的快乐和伤害有关——就像在比赛中一样——笼子的地位和意义对于不同的群体来说是不同的，而且它们的使用也存在相当大的紧张关系。 、所有权和管理权。在对笼子的研究中，我们的目标是探索和建立现有的社会基础设施概念。