12.2: Carattere contro-intuitivo dei sistemi sociali / Counter-intuitive character of social systems

Sistemi urbani 2: Carattere contro-intuitivo dei sistemi sociali Urban Systems 2: Counter-intuitive character of social systems

12.2 YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJKfcyKj28&list=PL47001 udlZD1vgYv75VONymITvZAlvbLP&index=15

Arnaldo Bibo Cecchini, professore

di Tecniche urbanistiche, Università di Sassari; Associazione per il Diritto alla città AC/DC

Arnaldo Bibo Cecchini, Professor of Urban Planning Techniques, University of Sassari; Association for the Right to the City AC/DC

e-mail: abcecchini@gmail.com

Ivan Blečić, professore associato di Estimo e Valutazione presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Architettura dell’Università degli Studi di Cagliari

Ivan Blečić, Associate Professor of Appraisal and Evaluation at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Architecture of the University of Cagliari

e-mail: ivanblecic@unica.it

Systems, and among them social systems, and among them cities, can exhibit counter-intuitive behaviours, which make it not always easy to design effective policies. But even allowing for the fact that cities are systems, it’s easy to mistake one’s desires for reality: “good” policies don’t necessarily produce good outcomes. I sistemi, e tra essi i sistemi sociali e tra essi la città, possono esibire comportamenti contro-intuitivi, il che rende non sempre semplice attivare politiche efficaci. Ma anche se si tiene conto del fatto che le città sono sistemi è facile scambiare i propri desideri per realtà: politiche “buone” non producono necessariamente buoni risultati.

Alcuni principali riferimenti A few key references

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