Seth Schindler Discontinuous metabolic configurations and ungovernable ecologies Cities are complex metabolic systems sustained by energy and materials that come from elsewhere and whose consumption generates waste. The configuration of cities’ metabolisms is contingent on local politics, resources, technology, and know-how. The configuration of metabolic systems determines what materials and energy are used (e.g. coal, … Continue reading What are the unifying elements of an urban ecology of the Global South and geographic south? Are they different than those in the north?