ECO-ANTHROPIC COMPATIBILITY – A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MODEL IN URBAN ECOLOGY (English version)

Mariano L. Bianca ()
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Mariano L. Bianca: Universitatea din Siena, Facultatea de Litere si Filosofie din Arezzo, Departamentul de studii istorico-sociale si filosofice, Arezzo, Italia

Revista Romana de Sociologie, 2010, vol. 5-6, 384-394

Abstract: In this paper I propose a multidisciplinary model of urban development which goes beyond the notion of ecological sustainability, by building on the concept of eco-anthropic compatibility.First of all I will sketch the historical development of human aggregations and I will underline the difference between ancient and modern aggregations. On the basis of this analysis, I will take into consideration the notion of sustainability and its possible application to present conurbations. I will underline several limits of the notion of sustainable development and I will propose a multidisciplinary model grounded on a broader and new notion: the eco-anthropic compatibility. Using this notion, which includes the idea of sustainability, it is possible to handle, within the model, the human factors and human living conditions inside an urban aggregation.Finally, I will state that the actual urban model is decaying and therefore, sooner or later, we will have to face the end of urban civilization; for this reason we can start imagining new future ways for human aggregations on the planet based on the notion of eco-anthropic compatibility. Classification-JEL: A23

Keywords: human aggregations; urban communities; urban ecology; sustainability; eco-anthropic compatibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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