Fragility and Antifragility in Cities and Regions : : Space, Uncertainty and Inequality / / Francesco Curci and Daniele Chiffi, editors.

• Superior document: Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice Series
• TeilnehmendeR: Curci, Francesco,; Chiffi, Daniele,; Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2024.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Elgar studies in planning theory, policy and practice.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

"Offering a novel and interdisciplinary approach, this thought-provoking book critically analyses the notions of fragility and antifragility and addresses their connections and applications in planning theory, urban studies and architecture. It goes beyond the risk and resilience paradigm and proposes methodological and pragmatic strategies to cope with severe forms of uncertainty and socio-spatial inequalities. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to Fragility and Antifragility in Cities and Regions -- PART I Concepts and interpretations of fragility and antifragility -- 1. Disentangling antifragility from resilience -- 2. Forms of rationality facing uncertainty: wisdom's possible key role in antifragility -- 3. Antifragility: politics and common knowledge -- PART II Models and paradigm shifts in an antifragile perspective -- 4. Planning for the unseen -- 5. Urban policy design for antifragility -- 6. Institutional fragility and institutional malleability: a reflection starting from the Covid-19 pandemic -- 7. Fragility as a condition: the landscape perspective -- 8. Antifragile architecture: under what conditions is an architectural project antifragile? -- PART III Cases and applications -- 9. Antifragile strategies for abandoned heritage: new approaches and a dialogue between humanism and technique -- 10. Territorial variety as an antifragile resource: the Italian case -- 11. Italian social policies coping with fragility: the challenge of continuity in time, space and life pathways -- 12. Urban heritage fragility and antifragility: Matera and the 2019 European Capital of Culture -- 13. Governing the commons on an Aegean island: the management of water resources on Sifnos, Greece -- Index.