Stefano Cozzolino is Senior Researcher at ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (Dortmund) and Lecturer at RWTH University (Aachen). His main research interest focuses on the interplay between planning/design and spontaneous social-spatial configurations. He is the coordinator of the AESOP thematic group on Ethics, Values and Planning.Stefano Moroni is Professor of Planning at Milan Polytechnic University (Italy). He is member of the editorial board of the journal "Planning Theory" and founder of the research network "NormaCtivity: Research Network on Human and Non-Human Normactivity”. His main research interests are: planning theory; applied ethics; theory and philosophy of the law.

• List of figuresList of tablesAnalytical IndexChapter 1 Introduction: The challenge of urban emergence and complexityChapter 2 ActionChapter 3 Self-organisationChapter 4 PropertyChapter 5 AdaptabilityChapter 6 BeautyChapter 7 Conclusion: Accepting the challenge in planning theory and practiceChapter 8 Annex: A case studyIndex

Stefano Cozzolino is Senior Researcher at ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (Dortmund) and Lecturer at RWTH University (Aachen). His main research interest focuses on the interplay between planning/design and spontaneous social-spatial configurations. He is the coordinator of the AESOP thematic group on Ethics, Values and Planning.Stefano Moroni is Professor of Planning at Milan Polytechnic University (Italy). He is member of the editorial board of the journal "Planning Theory" and founder of the research network "NormaCtivity: Research Network on Human and Non-Human Normactivity”. His main research interests are: planning theory; applied ethics; theory and philosophy of the law.

• List of figuresList of tablesAnalytical IndexChapter 1 Introduction: The challenge of urban emergence and complexityChapter 2 ActionChapter 3 Self-organisationChapter 4 PropertyChapter 5 AdaptabilityChapter 6 BeautyChapter 7 Conclusion: Accepting the challenge in planning theory and practiceChapter 8 Annex: A case studyIndex

Stefano Cozzolino is Senior Researcher at ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (Dortmund) and Lecturer at RWTH University (Aachen). His main research interest focuses on the interplay between planning/design and spontaneous social-spatial configurations. He is the coordinator of the AESOP thematic group on Ethics, Values and Planning.Stefano Moroni is Professor of Planning at Milan Polytechnic University (Italy). He is member of the editorial board of the journal "Planning Theory" and founder of the research network "NormaCtivity: Research Network on Human and Non-Human Normactivity”. His main research interests are: planning theory; applied ethics; theory and philosophy of the law.

• List of figuresList of tablesAnalytical IndexChapter 1 Introduction: The challenge of urban emergence and complexityChapter 2 ActionChapter 3 Self-organisationChapter 4 PropertyChapter 5 AdaptabilityChapter 6 BeautyChapter 7 Conclusion: Accepting the challenge in planning theory and practiceChapter 8 Annex: A case studyIndex