Daniele Chiffi, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Stefano Moroni, Professor of Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

‘One of the central insights of studying cities as complex systems is that their uncertainty is not a consequence of lack of knowledge that can be eliminated by further research and more data, but an inherent property of complex systems, and of cities as such. In their Uncertainty, Innovation and the City, Daniele Chiffi and Stefano Moroni further show that the uncertainty typifying cities and their planning is not merely a negative phenomenon, but also a property that tend to catalyze creative innovations and pioneering ideas. The book should be a reference to anyone interested in the dynamics of cities, their planning and design, as complex systems.’

• Contents1 Introduction: uncertainty, innovation and the city 2 A relational theory of the city: sources of uncertainty 3 How uncertainty affects infrastructural and regulatoryintervention 4 Addressing deep uncertainty: rethinking regulatoryintervention5 Types of innovation: city, uncertainty and technology 6 Conclusion: city knowledge and its limits References

Daniele Chiffi, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Stefano Moroni, Professor of Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

‘One of the central insights of studying cities as complex systems is that their uncertainty is not a consequence of lack of knowledge that can be eliminated by further research and more data, but an inherent property of complex systems, and of cities as such. In their Uncertainty, Innovation and the City, Daniele Chiffi and Stefano Moroni further show that the uncertainty typifying cities and their planning is not merely a negative phenomenon, but also a property that tend to catalyze creative innovations and pioneering ideas. The book should be a reference to anyone interested in the dynamics of cities, their planning and design, as complex systems.’

• Contents1 Introduction: uncertainty, innovation and the city 2 A relational theory of the city: sources of uncertainty 3 How uncertainty affects infrastructural and regulatoryintervention 4 Addressing deep uncertainty: rethinking regulatoryintervention5 Types of innovation: city, uncertainty and technology 6 Conclusion: city knowledge and its limits References

Daniele Chiffi, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Science, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Stefano Moroni, Professor of Planning, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

‘One of the central insights of studying cities as complex systems is that their uncertainty is not a consequence of lack of knowledge that can be eliminated by further research and more data, but an inherent property of complex systems, and of cities as such. In their Uncertainty, Innovation and the City, Daniele Chiffi and Stefano Moroni further show that the uncertainty typifying cities and their planning is not merely a negative phenomenon, but also a property that tend to catalyze creative innovations and pioneering ideas. The book should be a reference to anyone interested in the dynamics of cities, their planning and design, as complex systems.’

• Contents1 Introduction: uncertainty, innovation and the city 2 A relational theory of the city: sources of uncertainty 3 How uncertainty affects infrastructural and regulatoryintervention 4 Addressing deep uncertainty: rethinking regulatoryintervention5 Types of innovation: city, uncertainty and technology 6 Conclusion: city knowledge and its limits References