{"title":"Enrica Morlicchio","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnrica Morlicchio’s works delve into the intricate connections between urban environments and the social dynamics that shape them. Her writing illuminates the essential infrastructures that sustain city life, combining rigorous research with accessible narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in education, urban studies, and societal development will find Morlicchio’s books thoughtfully engaging. Her nuanced approach offers valuable insights into how urban systems influence everyday experiences and community wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"urban-lifelines-by-ash-amin-9781509575688","title":"Urban Lifelines","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Lifelines\u003c\/i\u003e explores the vulnerabilities that cities face in the wake of the climate crisis, health emergencies, uncontrolled artificial intelligence, escalating warfare, growing authoritarianism, and capitalist profligacy. These threats are particularly acute for unprotected urban populations who encounter a precarious future, as powerful elites attempt to leverage urban assets for their advantage amidst uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the majority of city dwellers, the future seems bleak—a foreclosure on hope, characterised by dispossession and impoverishment. Yet, amidst these challenges, what pathways remain for cities to prevent such a dire outcome for those living in modest neighbourhoods?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book delves into the popular practices and knowledges within urban communities, uncovering elements with potential for reparative and curative impacts. In these communities, the engagement with time and adversity involves horizontal relations, place affinities, and restive knowledge—essentially making something out of nothing. These intricate ecologies of urban inhabitation, with their wiles and improvisations, offer a fertile ground for future-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Lifelines\u003c\/i\u003e provides a conceptual framework to capture this threatened yet resilient urbanism, showcasing its manifestation on the streets of Kinshasa, Lagos, Mexico City, and Naples. It outlines an infrastructural and aesthetic politics that highlight its potential, enabling an alternative future to emerge despite urban foreclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038626132204,"sku":"9781509575688","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509575688-urban-lifelines.jpg?v=1785394208"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/enrica-morlicchio.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}