Politicising the Atmospheres of Urban Environmental Changes

Lucilla Barchetta (1)

1 UNITO - Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin

Building on field research conducted during my Ph.D., which focused on urban natures and – in particular – post-industrial, riverside Turin (Italy), the presentation discusses urban political ecology and atmosphere literature, considered as two different, yet potentially complementary, fields of research. I will examine how an atmospheric-based critique of processes of decay can determine an interpretation of the dynamics of environmental degradation and – more broadly speaking – of urban environmental changes. I will conclude by offering some reflections on the extent to which the political ecology of atmospheres has helped me to formulate a different language, through which to capture the tenacious effects of processes of decay and territorial stigma.

Mots clés: Atmospheres; Environmental Change; Temporality; UPE; Urban Natures

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace

Lucilla Barchetta. Politicising the Atmospheres of Urban Environmental Changes. Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Ambiances, Alloaesthesia: Senses, Inventions, Worlds, Réseau International Ambiances, Dec 2020, e-conference, France. pp. 310-314, ⟨10.48537/hal-03220322⟩. ⟨hal-03220322⟩