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As our larger life-giving systems that sustain livelihoods continue to erode at an unprecedented rate, and urban complexities continue to increase, this book presents a refreshingly unconventional, creative, and radical meditation on urbanism and city living. Greg Mews proposes the idea of Flux Cities and offers provocative new ways to inquire into non-linear relations to the city, through questions such as: How can we design from the heart? How to approach the real city and produce for (co)existence? How to navigate the intangible city? How to improve well-being through Flux Cities?
Full of agency, Mews presents deep and personal insights on informal settlements, public space, and the role of Do-It-Yourself Urbanism in enabling spatial justice and regenerative practices towards well-being. A compelling read for anyone willing to shake up the normative existential foundations of cities.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction, "Navigating the City in Flux".- Chapter 2: "Cities as events: rich everyday life spatial practices .- Chapter 3: "Mo(ve)ment: Production of the real in Cities".- Chapter 4: "The Intangible City: beyond Power, Perception and Place".- Chapter 5: "Shadow casting and accounts: Urban Form and Subjective Well-being".- Chapter 6: Conclusion, "Towards a Flux Cities".
About the author
Gregor H. Mews (PhD) is an environmental designer and urban planner based at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning book Transforming Public Space through Play (2022) and an international champion for public space and urban health.
Summary
As our larger life-giving systems that sustain livelihoods continue to erode at an unprecedented rate, and urban complexities continue to increase, this book presents a refreshingly unconventional, creative, and radical meditation on urbanism and city living. Greg Mews proposes the idea of ‘Flux Cities’ and offers provocative new ways to inquire into non-linear relations to the city, through questions such as: How can we design from the heart? How to approach the real city and produce for (co)existence? How to navigate the intangible city? How to improve well-being through Flux Cities?
Full of agency, Mews presents deep and personal insights on informal settlements, public space, and the role of Do-It-Yourself Urbanism in enabling spatial justice and regenerative practices towards well-being. A compelling read for anyone willing to shake up the normative existential foundations of cities.
