125R_Aesthetics of Sustainability: a transdisciplinary sensibility for transformative practices (research summary)

Are you interested in aesthetics for sustainable progress?  Summary of the article titled Aesthetics of Sustainability: a transdisciplinary sensibility for transformative practices from 2011 by Sacha Kagan, published in the Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering & Science.  Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how transdisciplinary and complex approaches can inform aesthetics of sustainability. This article presents aesthetics of sustainability and its importance for a global environmental transformation process towards more sustainable societies. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: Specific artistic expressions and aesthetic practices can enhance our selves of belonging and sustainability. We need aesthetic sustainability to learn not to be afraid of complexity and the aesthetics of sustainability must include complexity and the interconnectedness of social, political and economic aspects of modern societies. We all can experience our environment in this paradigm shifting way through simple walking when we become more conscious of our environment, probably leading some transformation in our surroundings. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: Contemporary western societies are marked by symptoms of a culture of unsustainability, rooted in problematic modes of knowing the reality, across social systems, whether in the sciences, arts or other fields. Transdisciplinary researchers across the world are already aware of these issues and working on resolving them. To contribute to these efforts and focus on a perspective which potential may have been receiving too little attention so far, this article is introducing how a sensibility to transdisciplinarity and complexity can inform aesthetics of sustainability, and why this matters for a global (environ)mental transformation process. The relevance of this approach is discussed with the field of ecological art and the practice of walking. Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.114 - Interview with Kelly Boucher about a new approach to place and space; No.126 - Interview with Corey Gray about beauty as a sustainable aspect; You can find the transcript through this link. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay