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Saving Cities: A Taxonomy of Urban Technologies

Saving Cities: A Taxonomy of Urban Technologies

Paperback

Series: Springerbriefs in Philosophy

PhilosophyArchitectsHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 3030858324
ISBN13: 9783030858322
Publisher: Springer
Published: Sep 18 2021
Pages: 59
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book makes the case that several urban technologies contribute to wicked problems such as climate change and vast social and economic inequalities. Such situations often create unfavorable conditions for mental life in cities. These conditions force us to expand the taxonomy of technology to include new designations: wicked and saving technologies. Epting holds that the latter can support worthwhile goals such as socially just urban sustainability. Along with fleshing out this view, he provides concrete examples of saving technologies, which include cohousing initiatives, ariel cable cars, participatory budgeting, and car-free zones/cities.

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