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101 Things To Do To Become A Superhero ... Or Evil Genius
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Contemporary geniuses of place as a phenomenon of urban development
The concept of genius loci has been widely studied in the scientific literature, mainly in relation to the “spirit of place” concept, and outstanding personalities of the past. The paper examines the phenomenon of the “genius of place” as a living person acting here and now, and highlights a specific role he plays in the development of “place”. The authors argue that the role of the “geniuses” is especially noticeable in small towns and settlements. A number of studied cases allow us to identify found “geniuses of places” mostly as “varangians” (outlanders). The paper draws initial conclusions regarding the interaction of “genius” and “place”, formulates possible hypotheses and directions for further research.
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Management of the image of the city in urban planning: experimental methodologies in the colour plan of the Egadi Islands
The debate over the value of the image of a city, which since the 1960s has been gaining wider room for reflection, has arisen as a criticism against the reductionism of the Modern Movement and highlighted the value of the qualitative aspects of an urban landscape. The question asked is if urban planning can in some way govern the image of a city. An investigation into which tools and strategies are necessary to defend the narrative of a city, its identity and its
genius loci
against the homologating forces that are transforming contemporary cities. The article explores the theoretical principles and methods being experimentally used to qualitatively manage the urban environment. Research investigates the innovative experimentation being carried out in Italy that has brought about the compiling of colour plans, and questions what their characteristics should be, so as to be effective in the management of the quality of an urban image. In order to focalise these crucial aspects, the case of the colour plan for the Egadi Islands is presented, illustrating the methods elaborated for the individualisation of the characteristics connoting its local urban landscape and the strategies adopted to cope with the risks to which they are exposed.
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ABOLITION AS PRAXIS OF HUMAN BEING
What are the historical conditions and political imperatives of \"abolition\" as a contemporary praxis? How does abolition generate a radical critique of carceral power - of \"incarceration\" as a logic of state and social formation? What are the limitations of liberal-to-progressive demands to reform (allegedly) dysfunctional and/or scandalous systems of legitimated state violence (for example, \"mass incarceration\" or \"police brutality\")? How does abolitionist praxis facilitate notions of freedom, justice, security, and community that do not rely on systems of carceral state power, including but not limited to criminal justice, policing, and (domestic) militarization/war?
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