Livable Proximity: Ideas for the City that Cares - Softcover

Manzini, Ezio

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9788831322386: Livable Proximity: Ideas for the City that Cares
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ISBN 10: 8831322389 ISBN 13: 9788831322386
Publisher: EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press, 2022

Synopsis

“Livable Proximity is a passionate and compelling call for a remaking of the city under a novel paradigm of relationality and care by one of the most accomplished design thinkers of our time.” – ARTURO ESCOBAR This book is a contribution to the social conversation on the city and its future. It focuses on an idea that of a city in which everything that is needed for daily life is just a few minutes away by foot from where people live. In addition, it speaks of a city in which this functional proximity corresponds to a relational proximity, thanks to which people have more opportunities to encounter each other, support each other, care for each other and the environment, and collaborate to reach goals together. Ultimately, it is a city built starting from the life of the citizens and an idea of livable proximity in which they can find what they need to live, and to do so together with others. The underlying theme that this book poses is thus the following: can we construct the contemporary city starting from a new idea of proximity? The response given is yes, it can be done.

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About the Author

Ezio Manzini is a leading thinker in design for sustainability and the founder of DESIS, an international network on design for social innovation and sustainability. Currently, he is Honorary Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He has taught at several international schools, such as Elisava (Barcelona), University of the Arts (London), Parsons (NYC), Tongji University (Shanghai). His most recent books include Design, When Everybody Designs. An Introduction to Design for Social Innovation (2015) and Politics of the Everyday (2018).

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Publisher
EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8831322389
ISBN 13 
9788831322386
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
172
Rating
  • 3.73 out of 5 stars
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