Unwoven Ecologies: On the Politics of Relational Design

This book presents a sophisticated conceptual toolkit to address the spatial complexities of the coloniality of power and extractivism. Redefining urbanism as cosmic diplomacy, it proposes a relational framework to navigate conflicts through the interdependence of bodies and ecosystems. By dismantling the nature/culture dichotomy, it uses 'body-Earth' and 'cannibal thought' to show how Indigenous knowledge resists extractivism.The book delivers these insights by bridging decolonial theory with urban practice, utilizing the microhistories of resistance to reveal how "living spatial patterns" challenge Western planning. By adopting the ch’ixi framework, practitioners and scholars will learn to design for the coexistence of differences without assimilation, transforming urbanism into a transformative act of territorial recomposition.Unwoven Ecologies: On the Politics of Relational Design is intended for academics, researchers, and postgraduates in the fields of urban studies, political ecology, and decolonial theory. It also serves as a vital resource for urban planners, architects, and activists seeking relational methodologies to navigate territorial conflicts and promote resilient, indigenous-led models of inhabiting the Earth. Read more