Next 50 Collective Futures

Next 50 Collective Futures emerges from the moment of 2024, when Bangladesh stood at a new beginning after a mass uprising against structural injustice and weak governance, prompting a call to rethink institutions and knowledge systems. Responding to that call, and aware of mounting inequalities, economic instability, environmental harm, and climate change affecting cities, towns, and villages, the book insists that the future of the built environment demands reflection now. Bringing together researchers, architects, planners, environmentalists, activists, educators, and practitioners from around the world, it explores alternatives to mainstream built environment policy and practice, asking what collective futures we can build together.