Uncertainty, Innovation and the City: Philosophical Explorations - Couverture rigide

Chiffi, Daniele; Moroni, Stefano

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1035342669 ISBN 13 : 9781035342662

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

This pioneering book investigates the complex nature of urban systems, exploring how uncertainty plays a crucial role in understanding cities. Daniele Chiffi and Stefano Moroni develop a relational theory to examine cities as dynamic networks of interaction between people and objects, rather than as fixed structures.

Chiffi and Moroni analyse how uncertainty affects urban planning, infrastructure and technological advancement, challenging conventional paradigms by demonstrating how uncertainty can spark innovation. They further assess how public authorities make decisions in complicated urban contexts, focusing on areas such as land use and building transformations. The book proposes a novel framework for understanding technological innovations in the city, emphasising that progress is not solely driven by economic factors, but also by societal preferences and underlying uncertainties.

Providing fresh insights into the epistemology of urban systems, this book is an inspiring read for students and scholars of urban planning, urban geography and cities more broadly. It is also a useful resource for policymakers and practitioners in planning, as well as academics interested in the philosophy of urban studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniele Chiffi, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Stefano Moroni, Professor of Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1035342669
• ISBN 13: 9781035342662
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 118
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible