Pour un Slow Urbanism

Some fifty years ago the question of durability made its spectacular start in urban discourse. It is currently the inescapable reference in urban policies. However designing a sustainable city has given rise to fierce controversies. In this paper we will focus on the disjunction between long and pre...

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Main Author: Joëlle Forest
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Éditions en environnement VertigO 2016-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/16856
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description Some fifty years ago the question of durability made its spectacular start in urban discourse. It is currently the inescapable reference in urban policies. However designing a sustainable city has given rise to fierce controversies. In this paper we will focus on the disjunction between long and present time. According to author, because of the urgency of a situation which requires immediate solutions, this disjunction is typical of a modus operandi lacking in reflexivity. Thus we suggest substituting slow urbanism to this emergency urbanism which favors reproduction to the detriment of innovation.
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spelling doaj.art-e9d314a79a6a45b8af274d4957d843512024-04-04T09:08:08ZfraÉditions en environnement VertigOVertigO1492-84422016-01-0110.4000/vertigo.16856Pour un Slow UrbanismJoëlle ForestSome fifty years ago the question of durability made its spectacular start in urban discourse. It is currently the inescapable reference in urban policies. However designing a sustainable city has given rise to fierce controversies. In this paper we will focus on the disjunction between long and present time. According to author, because of the urgency of a situation which requires immediate solutions, this disjunction is typical of a modus operandi lacking in reflexivity. Thus we suggest substituting slow urbanism to this emergency urbanism which favors reproduction to the detriment of innovation.https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/16856sustainable citycityurbanismslow urbanismdesignusers
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