2100: A Sea Odyssey

23/11/2023, h. 9:15 – 11:15
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Edificio 21, AULA 21.6.2
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In the last 40 years it has been lost the extension of 10 Italy together of glaciers and catastrophic weather events increased in their frequency and power. But who cares? In a historical age that has sometimes been called a second Renaissance for the diffusion of information, it seems a paradox that there are very few people mobilized to avoid an acceleration in climate change. The realization of responsibility is a necessary fact; we think is time to care.2100: a sea odyssey deals with climate change consequences and what sea level rise means at the time of the Anthropocene, era in which the action of man is the main geological force. We want to tell you the history of the impermanence of a territory, that has been the middle earth between land and sea. By studying this territory, we understood how the man’s instinct for survival has made possible enormous transformations, perhaps even greater than those caused by catastrophic events-the one destructive to the natural landscapes that host them, the others towards the action of man. Starting from the assumption that this territory has been in constant motion for centuries – although we understand the drastic nature of the transformations taking place – we have not abandoned an optimistic attitude during our research, so we are not talking about extinction, but we are thinking about transformations and evolution, designing a possible future scenario of 2100.

Relatori: Francesca Porro, Alessandra Paparcone, Monica Moschini

Responsabile: Sara Gangemi