Fragility and Antifragility in Cities and Regions

Space, Uncertainty and Inequality

Elgar Studies in Planning Theory, Policy and Practice

Edited by Francesco Curci, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Daniele Chiffi, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com.

Offering a novel and interdisciplinary approach, this thought-provoking book critically analyses the notions of fragility and antifragility and addresses their connections and applications in planning theory, urban studies and architecture. It goes beyond the risk and resilience paradigm and proposes methodological and pragmatic strategies to cope with severe forms of uncertainty and socio-spatial inequalities.

‘This is an exciting addition to urban studies that provides scholars with new avenues to “get under the skin” of our chaotic and ever-changing urban environments by viewing these as an intricate relations existing between risk and uncertainty, vulnerability and resilience, and fragility and antifragility. I highly recommend the book to anyone whose work relates to the ‘wicked problems’ facing cities!’
– Nancy Holman, London School of Economics, UK