Dreams of Disconnection: From the Autonomous House to Self-Sufficient Territories

The book "Dreams of Disconnection" explores decentralized and self-sufficient living designs that aim to reinvent consumption and rethink collective public services around environmental values. It highlights the history of such designs, from their pioneers in the late 19th century to modern applications, focusing on technology and aesthetics as key components. The book is relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 11.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 336 pages
\n Publication date: 24 June 2021
\n Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Why do we continue to live in homes and communities that are designed around the century-old industrial model of large service networks that rely on polluting resources? For over a century, visionary architects and planners have envisioned a decentralized and self-sufficient way of life, not as a means of isolation but as an opportunity to invent new modes of consumption and reimagine collective public services around shared environmental values. In the face of the climate crisis, transforming society necessitates a shift in energy infrastructure. Dreams of Disconnection explores this transformative strand of design and planning, tracing its origins from the late 19th century to its application in the technologies of the future two hundred years later. Author Lopez takes readers on a journey through the minds of utopian visionaries, encompassing theorists, architects, industrialists, and engineers. At the heart of these projects lies technology and design, with their complexity often finding solutions in aesthetics. Whether these models were centered around individual homes or entire cities, Dreams of Disconnection reveals that there is much to be learned and admired in the history of self-sufficient design. This book holds relevance to both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 11, which aim for affordable and clean energy and sustainable cities and communities.

In a time of climate crisis, it is imperative that we transform our society and energy infrastructure. Dreams of Disconnection sheds light on a visionary strand of design and planning that seeks to disconnect from the traditional industrial model and embrace decentralized and self-sufficient ways of life. This book explores the origins of this movement from the late 19th century to its potential applications in the technologies of the future. Author Lopez takes readers on a journey through the minds of utopian visionaries, including theorists, architects, industrialists, and engineers. At the heart of these projects lies technology and design, with their complexity often finding solutions in aesthetics. Whether these models were centered around individual homes or entire cities, Dreams of Disconnection reveals that there is much to be learned and admired in the history of self-sufficient design. This book holds relevance to both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 11, which aim for affordable and clean energy and sustainable cities and communities.

\n Weight: 904g\n
Dimension: 170 x 239 x 26 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526146892\n \n