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来源

CITIES,Vol.85,P.25-29

语言

英文

关键字

Relationality; Sustainability; Climate change; Extreme weather; RISK; SUSTAINABILITY; GEOGRAPHIES; URBANISM; MODEL

作者单位

[Lejano, Raul P.] NYU, Steinhardt Sch Culture Educ & Human Dev, 239 Greene St,Room 424, New York, NY 10003 USA. Lejano, RP (reprint author), NYU, Steinhardt Sch Culture Educ & Human Dev, 239 Greene St,Room 424, New York, NY 10003 USA. E-Mail: lejano@nyu.edu

摘要

While the goals of sustainability and resilience look to the health and function of the system, a new criterion, relationality, focuses relationship and the degree of connectedness, social and otherwise, among persons (and even nonhuman others). It is founded upon an ethic of care that posits that no one is left alone, and that society must place a primary focus on the most vulnerable. This is particularly relevant when considering how cities are beginning to deal with increasingly frequent and severe weather events due to climate change. The idea of relationality is contrasted with the social and political isolation that exacerbates the effects of extreme events on the most vulnerable. The article ends with a discussion around how we might envision and craft the relational city and how this ideal responds to the challenge of climate change and extreme weather.