Specie(s

Specie(s)

It is known that Earth is inhabited by thousands of species, including human, but to understand their role within urban environmets we must first understand what species actually are. As described by the Oxford Languages, species is: A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.

Human evolution on earth had undergone a series of irreversible changes throught centuries, but we have to be prepared for a more selective evolution in the future which would be directly linked with technology. Besides genetic changes, we need to forsee that future colonists will experience changes in their culture and technology. In addition to focusing on what makes up the “urban conditions”, shouldn’t we also attentively observe those elements that constitute the “urban experience” of populations in these new conditions? What type of populations should we be foreseeing in the future?

Since humans become more tied to technology every day, we can speculate the chance of robots become a sort of variation from the human species. Robots have several inherent advantages. They are much cheaper than humans because they don’t require a vast support infrastructure to provide things like water, food and breathable air. They are immune to the risks of cosmic radiation and other dangers inherent to space travel. The idea that human evolution can be merged with robotic life is closer than we think, and urban scenarios have to be rethought for this new varieted species.

Figure 4: Homo Sapiens evolution with future speculations. Valeria Cedillos. Pratt GAUD