Uncertainty, Innovation and the City : Philosophical Explorations (Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice)

Chiffi, Daniele/ Moroni, Stefano

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd（2025/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 118 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781035342662
• DDC分類 307.116

Full Description

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.

Contents

Contents
1 Introduction: uncertainty, innovation and the city
2 A relational theory of the city: sources of uncertainty
3 How uncertainty affects infrastructural and regulatory
intervention
4 Addressing deep uncertainty: rethinking regulatory
intervention
5 Types of innovation: city, uncertainty and technology
6 Conclusion: city knowledge and its limits
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