LA PIANIFICAZIONE “ANTIFRAGILE” PER IL SISTEMA DEI TRASPORTI: L’APPLICAZIONE DEL GEODESIGN COME STRUMENTO OPERATIVO

Abstract

The fragility of territory and the increase in disasters (such as the recent collapse of the
Morandi bridge in Genoa), both of natural and anthropic origin, calls for a change the
approach to urban planning that should coexist together with the “panic city”. Douglas’
cultural theory of risk in the 1980s emphasized the relationship between social consensus
and technical knowledge, revealing the need for integration of the two components. The
theory of the “antifragility” continues the research on the risk/society relationship proposed
by Taleb and applied to socio-economic systems. It has been adapted by Cecchini and
Blečić to the urban field with the idea of “antifragile planning”. Its suggested theoretical
principles can be developed in the geodesign process proposed by Steinitz as an effective
operative tool. The paper advances the application of this proposal in the transport sector,
describing an interesting experience carried on in the state of Oregon.
Keywords: antifragility, geodesign, transportation infrastructure