Mindful Urban Dwelling

Care and conviviality as a means to community resilience and adaptation

Master Thesis (2020)
Author(s)

Iosif Kesisoglou (TU Delft - Industrial Design Engineering)

Contributor(s)

Ehsan Baha – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - DesIgning Value in Ecosystems)

R.A. Price – Mentor (TU Delft - Responsible Marketing and Consumer Behavior)

Michel Becks – Coach

Faculty
Industrial Design Engineering
Copyright
© 2020 Iosif Kesisoglou
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Publication Year
2020
Language
English
Copyright
© 2020 Iosif Kesisoglou
Graduation Date
28-08-2020
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Programme
['Strategic Product Design']
Faculty
Industrial Design Engineering
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Abstract

In the midst of climate change, a global pandemic, and an increasingly complex world, urban communities are in need for novel ways to adapt to the new climatic conditions.

Through a vision-led iterative design process, I explored how community resilience can flourish, by focusing on human relationships. Focusing on the values of care and conviviality, the process of commoning, and the act of being mindful, I investigated how urban dwellers can contribute directly towards the wellbeing of their community.

A digital platform is proposed for the empowerment of urban dwellers, to address collectively, great challenges, as the heatwaves, through the proactive sharing of relevant information, and awareness of community needs. A prototype of the concept provided depth on the potential of commoning. A pilot is proposed in collaboration with the Netherlands Red Cross.

An extensive literature review was performed on the areas of heatwaves, urban heat islands, international environmental agreements, the impact thereof in national policy and local resources, participatory practices and the commons, volunteering, care and conviviality.

A transition towards collective futures becomes a necessity in order to address the climate crisis, its effects on our communities and most importantly, personal and collective resilience and adaptation.

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