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New York City (Steady) State
Author(s) -
Sorkin Michael
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1438
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , autonomy , footprint , ecological footprint , politics , city state , environmental ethics , sociology , political science , civil engineering , law , engineering , history , sustainable development , archaeology , philosophy , computer science , algorithm
What would happen if New York became a self‐sufficient city state, entirely self‐reliant in terms of food, waste, energy, movement, manufacture, building, water and clean air? Michael Sorkin provides a masterplan for the metropolis with an ecological footprint that coincides with its political boundaries. Controversially, he explores the possibilities of urban autonomy and what the necessary steps might be in transforming a city's form.