La città contemporanea verso nuovi modelli di sviluppo post globali e non dissipativi

The systemic analysis, based on the three dimensions of sustainability, reveals the crisis of contemporary cities, as dissipative systems of environmental, social and economic non-renewable resources. Starting from the new localism, defined as a post-global vision of the city where multiculturalism is combined with the local identities, our proposal is expressed by two complementary action areas, energy saving and car-free. The first major challenge is the energy consumption reduction through integrated strategies for energy saving, at urban and building scale, to achieve zero-emissions city. In car-free cities projects, the role of cars is greatly reduced through the re-design and re-organization of compact urban activities, to reduce consumptions and emissions.