Fragility and Antifragility in Cities and Regions : : Space, Uncertainty and Inequality /

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

"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 p...

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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.
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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.

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