Utopia to some, Dystopia to others

摘要

Utopias propose worlds that claim to be better than the one we live in. Yet, at a closer look, they all reveal dystopian tendencies. Still, Utopias play an important role within planning and design disciplines. It is therefore necessary that studentsof these disciplines learn about the dystopian risk embedded in Utopia's core, and how it can affect their own planning and design decisions. Science Fiction offers the key to understanding this circumstance.