We need to establish a shared vision over the historical making, current transformation and future development of the “South”, a conceptual creation of the West in colonial and post-colonial times which needs to be fully redefined. Such redefinition starts from the acknowledgment that plurality and diversity of the “Souths” are an asset for the entire World. Urbanization, population, resources, energy, creativity will be more and more located in the Souths. The focus will be on Cities: a transdisciplinary research and training project on the borders of the disciplines that deal with the construction (epistemological, physical, political) of the contemporary World.

We need to establish a shared vision over the historical making, current transformation and future development of the “South”, a conceptual creation of the West in colonial and post-colonial times which needs to be fully redefined. Such redefinition starts from the acknowledgment that plurality and diversity of the “Souths” are an asset for the entire World. Urbanization, population, resources, energy, creativity will be more and more located in the Souths. The focus will be on Cities: a transdisciplinary research and training project on the borders of the disciplines that deal with the construction (epistemological, physical, political) of the contemporary World.