Editorial: Visions for future cities

摘要

The future is always in the making, and so are cities. Constant re-imagining and re-making by citizens and the continuous reconfiguration of the built environment make the urban spaces we inhabit a palimpsest of multiple re-imaginations and alternatives. An important part of urban design and planning - though we might perhaps forget about it on the day-to-day basis - is future studies and strategic foresight. The active envisioning of futures for the built environment that will surround us tomorrow is a core topic of urban design and planning. As Marc Auge puts it in his book, The Future, 'The future is essentially obvious, while we are in perpetual doubt over what is to come' (Auge, 2014).