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- Proposes strategies for creating a new system of public spaces across the city
- Discusses ideas for reorganizing cities in response to pandemics
- Addresses a broad readerships, including architects, designers, and policy makers
Part of the book series: The City Project (TCP, volume 1)
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This book collects a set of reflections concerning the planning of contemporary cities by urban design, with a special emphasis on some needs and shortcomings emerged during the coronavirus pandemic. With the ultimate goal of designing accessible, inclusive and welcoming green cities, it discusses the urgent need for new systems of public spaces across the city, together with alternative solutions for individual mobility (especially slow mobility) and social interaction. It is intended for a broad readership, including designers, engineers, architects, social scientists, stakeholders, and public administrators, who deal with various aspects of the realization of the City 4.0.
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Dario Costi, Arch. PhD, is Full Professor in Architectural and Urban Design in the Department of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Parma. He is the Director of the interdisciplinary teaching and research project “Smart City 4.0 Sustainable LAB”, which is promoted by the University of Parma in cooperation with the Emilia-Romagna regional government and the public digital infrastructure Lepida, and involves the Universities of Ferrara, Bologna, Modena and Reggio-Emila, Piacenza as well as local Authorities and stakeholders. He is member of the PhD Program in Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Parma and at the Faculties of Architecture of the University of Palermo and Sapienza University of Rome. He is active both as a professional and as a researcher in the architectural and urban design field. He is the co-owner of the MC2 Architecture Studio in Parma.Since 2007 he is serving as President of Parma Urban Center, of which he is also the co-founder. Involved in numerous national projects for fostering education in architecture and urban design, Professor Costi is the author of many Italian publications, and Editor of two Italian book series published by MUP Editore, Parma. Since 2020, he is the editor of the international book series “The City Project - Strategies for Smart and Wise Sustainable Urban Design”, published by Springer. He is also serving as a lecturer for the Program Master Housing at Roma Tre University, in Rome, and for other Master Programs at the University of Parma, Trani, Lecce and Matera. Since 2018 he is serving as Scientific Director of the Higher Education Courses in Urban Strategic Design at the LUM School of Management in Bari. Since 2021, as part of this collaboration, he has been developing the guidelines for the urban regeneration ofItalian cities for the SNA - National School of Administration.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Designing the City of People 4.0
Book Subtitle: Reflections on strategic and sustainable urban design after Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Dario Costi
Series Title: The City Project
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76100-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76099-1Published: 14 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76102-8Published: 15 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76100-4Published: 11 October 2021
Series ISSN: 2730-6992
Series E-ISSN: 2730-700X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 39
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Industrial Design, Cities, Countries, Regions