Degrowth is an agenda that proposes to reduce economies’ material footprint, by downscaling and slowing down production and consumption. In so doing, it also promises to foster social equality. Urbanization is the engine of global economic growth. It is thus important to explore the implications, drivers and potential limits of degrowth for urban areas. Cities in fact cover only 2% of the planet but consume 75% of its raw materials and energy. Growth-led urbanization is also fundamentally coupled with increase in social inequality at both urban and planetary scale. This presentation will introduce a degrowth framework for urbanization. It will question the key institutions that drive cities’ expanding ecological and social impact, and propose a degrowth approach to urban policy and action.
Lecture by Federico Savini: Towards an urban degrowth 17 November 2023 13:30 - 15:15
Towards an urban degrowth: questioning the institutions that shape the social metabolism of cities
About Lecture by Federico Savini: Towards an urban degrowth
Starting date
- 17 November 2023
Time
- 13:30 - 15:15
Location
- VU main building
- 12.A.00
Address
- De Boelelaan 1105
- 1081HV Amsterdam
Language
- English
Federico Savini
Federico Savini is associate professor in Environmental Planning, Institutions and Politics at the University of Amsterdam. He is currently coordinating a ERC-funded research project on urbanization and degrowth. He is the funder and scientific coordinator of the ‘postgrowth cities coalition’ (www.postgrowthcities.com), the network of degrowth urban research and practice.
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