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Bd. 87 (2024): Elemental Urbanism
Modern urbanism has traditionally set cities in opposition to natural elements,
constructing modernist urban landscapes strictly separated from water,
while ignoring and polluting the air and soil. Today, urban societies are once again
haunted by the overflows and burning presences of the elements they sought to
banish. In the face of ongoing climate crises, social sciences and humanities often
treat 'nature' as urbanised, shaped by urban processes rather than in a constant
interaction. How can urban anthropology develop a more integral perspective on the
situatedinteractions of cities and the elements, one that acknowledges their vitality
and agency? An elemental urbanism posits cities as crucial sites in the so-called
critical zone, where bodily, conceptual and political attunements to the delicate
flows and interdependencies of planetary processes emerge.
Veröffentlicht:
05. Juni 2024
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