Fragility and Antifragility in Cities and Regions Space, Uncertainty and Inequality
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Biographical note
Edited by Francesco Curci, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Daniele Chiffi, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU), Politecnico di Milano, Italy<i>‘This is an exciting addition to urban studies that provides scholars with new avenues to “get under the skin” of our chaotic and ever-changing urban environments by viewing these as an intricate relations existing between risk and uncertainty, vulnerability and resilience, and fragility and antifragility. I highly recommend the book to anyone whose work relates to the ‘wicked problems’ facing cities!’</i>
- Nancy Holman, London School of Economics, UK,
Showcasing expert contributions from leading scholars, this book illustrates how a specific research focus on fragility and antifragility may elucidate some key value-based facets of contemporary cities and regions in order to foster sustainability, innovation and justice. Chapters examine the theoretical and political dimensions of fragility and antifragility, exploring how these two opposing concepts can reimagine traditional rationality in public action and potentially reframe the methods used by architects, urban planners, and policy makers.
Exploring conceptual, methodological and case-based aspects, this incisive book will be of great interest to academics and students within the fields of urban studies, cities and urban geography, architecture, social sciences, philosophy, technology and innovation studies. Its presentation of original accounts of antifragile plans, policies and projects will further benefit policy makers practising within these areas.