Repensar trabalho, vida e planeta através dos bairros machikoba | Christian Dimmer | TEDxWasedaU

Os machikoba, pequenas fábricas de bairro em Tóquio onde o trabalho e a vida cotidiana coexistem, sustentam discretamente a economia e a resiliência da cidade, segundo esta palestra. O palestrante alerta que a requalificação urbana está apagando esses lugares e as redes sociais que os mantêm. Ele defende que as cidades em pós-crescimento precisam reaprender a viver e trabalhar localmente. A palestra, no TEDxWasedaU, é apresentada por Christian Dimmer, da Universidade Waseda.

• Machikoba: pequenas fábricas de bairro em Tóquio, onde trabalho e moradia coexistem
• A requalificação urbana ameaça esses bairros e seus laços sociais
• Viver e trabalhar localmente em cidades pós-crescimento

Tokyo’s Machikoba—tiny town factories where work and life coexist—quietly sustain the city’s economy, and provide resilience, and meaning. As redevelopment threatens and erases them, we risk losing not just production, but vital social networks. In the Anthropocene, post-growth cities must relearn how to live and work locally—or face brittle, disconnected urban futures. What if cities could be redesigned to actively drive socio-ecological transformation? Christian Dimmer is an Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Transition Design at Waseda University's School of International Liberal Studies. Trained as a city planner in Germany and Japan, he explores how urban systems, public space, and human-centred design can unlock more resilient and inclusive futures for all. His work bridges theory and practice—from grassroots urban commons to global policy mobilities—using Tokyo as a living laboratory for social innovation, resilience, and adaptation in an age of accelerating change. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx