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Introduction: Introducing Urban Alternatives

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This chapter introduces the key themes of the book with a point of departure in the discussion of the rationale for seeking to enable alternative urban futures. A brief diagnosis of the current urban condition is conducted, resulting in a range of challenge/possibility pairs that set the tone for the kinds of urban issues dealt with in the book. The chapter also includes a discussion on the new urban agenda recently introduced by the United Nations. Finally, it sets conceptual markers for the following chapters by exploring key concepts such as ‘enabling’, ‘the urban’, and ‘alternatives’. Introductions to the three parts of the book as well as brief summaries of the chapters are also provided.

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  1. Danish Centre for Rural Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark

    Jens Kaae Fisker

  2. Urban Studies URBEUR, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

    Letizia Chiappini

  3. Geography, Planning and International Development, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Letizia Chiappini

  4. University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia

    Lee Pugalis

  5. Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Antonella Bruzzese

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  2. Urban Studies URBEUR, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

    Letizia Chiappini

  3. University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia

    Lee Pugalis

  4. Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Antonella Bruzzese

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Fisker, J.K., Chiappini, L., Pugalis, L., Bruzzese, A. (2019). Introduction: Introducing Urban Alternatives. In: Fisker, J., Chiappini, L., Pugalis, L., Bruzzese, A. (eds) Enabling Urban Alternatives. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1531-2_1

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