Self sufficient living book
The confluence of an IT reality with physical space and it s implications to sustainability forms the basis for a fundamental shift in the persistent evolution of the smart city In this case it is termed self sufficient There is much for me still to learn about this topic Vicente Guallart
Internet has changed our lives but it has not yet changed our cities Any technological revolution takes paired radical transformations in the life styles If the age of the car and the oil shaped the cities of the 20th century the society of the information will form those of the 21st century It is an unstoppable evolution that nevertheless it is necessary to be able to lead with criterion It is a question of taking advantage of the urban experiences accumulated for centuries by the human beings and having present that the growth cannot be unlimited and the energetic resources that our planet offers have expiry date Vicente Guallart exposes this fascinating process in a book loaded with ideas information and proposals As observer thinker and pioneer of the architecture of the future Guallart proposes the regeneration of the cities from the housing to the metropolis to stimulate a new economy of the urban innovation A path with destined to the self sufficiency local resources and to the global connectivity as knowledge and information Because the connected self sufficiency get the cities and the persons who inhabit them been stronger free and independent The Self Sufficient City Internet has changed our lives but it hasn t changed our cities yet.
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