French cultural theorist, urbanist, and philosopher (1932–2018). Founded the discipline of dromology—the study of speed and its political, cultural, and military consequences. His work explores how acceleration, technology, and military-derived logistics reshape perception, politics, space, and human experience.
Developed dromology as the theoretical analysis of speed as the organizing principle of modern power and perception; argued that the acceleration of military, informational, and transportation technologies fundamentally transforms political sovereignty, urban space, and human consciousness; coined the concept of the dromosphere.
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