Giulia Candeloro

Three waves of extended mind theories and urban planning: the city as a distributed socio-cognitive architecture

Frontiers in Built Environment October 3, 2024 Giulia Candeloro, Luciana Mastrolonardo, Massimo Angrilli et al.

This article explores the intersection between cognition theories and urban planning, conceptualizing the city as a distributed socio-cognitive architecture. It traces the evolution of these theories through three waves—functionalism, social externalism, and radical enactivism —. Correspondingly, the article suggests implications for reorienting urban planning approaches, highlighting...