Metropolis of the Second Modernity in the Ecological Age: Crafting a Sustainable Future

This interdisciplinary investigation envisions a sustainable future for the Second Modernity Metropolis, with Metropolitan Heritage taking centre stage as a pivotal transformative design tool. Anchoring city knowledge in lessons from the past, this approach aims to shape a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable metropolitan future through collaborative efforts such as those of the Heritopolis Society, an UN-Habitat Initiative. Delving into the Metropolis DNA, the study navigates the interplay between anthropocentrism and a non-anthropocentric perspective, guided by the concept of Entanglement between Nature and Culture. Additionally, Metropolitan Landscapes undergo a redefinition, harmonizing nature and culture through a methodological mapping tool named Metropolitan Cartography, which systematically represents metropolitan scales to foster comprehensive urban sustainability. A cultural revolution within metropolitan governance emerges, leading to a novel identity grounded in sustainability. This recognizes the crucial role of Metropolitan Heritage in fostering resilience through new design and anthropological practices, intertwining tangible and intangible aspects. Moreover, the active involvement of academia must educate agents capable of navigating technological innovation cycles and fostering convergence between macro and micro scales. Sustainable Urban Metabolism underscores the importance of low-impact processes, contributing to crafting the Metropolis of Tomorrow through innovative and coordinated strategies aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The concept of the Second Modernity Metrop-olis in the Ecological Era emphasizes anti-fragility, envisioning the me-tropolis as a bioregion. Four theses explore Human-Nature co-evolution, the role of nature in shaping human-technology relationships, fostering green linkages, and reimagining the metropolis from an anthropological perspective.