VERSO CITTÀ RESILIENTI: IL RUOLO DEL DESIGN NELLA GESTIONE DELLE RISORSE

The current social landscape presents pressing challenges, including resource scar- city, as Ashby (2012) argues, and the need to rethink urban design. With the global population anticipated to surpass 10 billion by 2100, critical issues such as popula- tion growth, rising CO2 levels, the advancing Earth Overshoot Day, and the urgency of meeting Agenda 2030 goals create a need for sustainable design. In this context, interactive cities emerge as dynamic spaces where data, communities, and technologies interconnect to foster resilience and sustainability. Design assumes a guiding role not only in terms of function, form, and materiality but also as a vehicle for cultural and social change. As early as 1972, Papanek underscored the designer’s responsibility in material choic- es, production, and end-of-life considerations. Introducing an “expiration date” for re- sources like copper supports a shift from extraction towards circularity and conscious use, responding to their finite nature. Barad (2007) theorizes “intra-actions,” which see entities as deeply interconnected and co-created, rather than isolated. Embracing this framework with expiration dates inspires solutions that optimize ma- terials, encourage recycling, and reduce our ecological footprint, making cities hubs for responsible consumption and sustainable living.