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Reverse Land Wasted Landscapes as a resource to re-cycle contemporary cities
No full textThis research presents REVERSE LAND as a way to add to the definition of 'waste' to include 'Wasted Landscapes' (WL). In contemporary territories, different kinds of WL are in evidence, such as brownfields, derelict lands, drosscapes, polluted industrial landscapes, terrain vague, vacant land, friches, interscapes, underutilised areas, 'in-between' surfaces left over by the dominant economic forces of urbanisation, abandoned and/or contaminated sites, degraded and interstitial entities. WL can be open spaces as well as constructed objects such as, buildings or infrastructures at the end of their life-cycle. WL are considered to be problematic but can also be viewed as a starting point with the potential for future re-cycling of contemporary European territories
Interrelazioni tra metabolismo urbano ed economia circolare : analisi di tre esempi in progetti europei = Urban metabolism and circular economy interrelations : analysing three examples of EU-funded projects
No full textIn Europe, the concepts of urban metabolism (UM) and circular economy (CE) have been made operational in several research projects and practical applications. However, although in the last years policy interests and scientific literature about UM and CE have been growing significantly, these concepts remain open, and their applicability is not univocal, especially concerning CE applied in urban systems. This paper analyses how three EU funded projects developed the interrelations amongst the fields of UM and CE. Different dimensions and scales of circularity were investigated, namely: (i) the potentials to create networking among different sectors to recycle waste at the regional scale; (ii) the importance of regenerating wastescapes; (iii) the accounting of resource flows that compose UM; (iv) the direct involvement of stakeholders in the management of resources
Circular planning and adaptive design strategies to recycle wasted landscapes: The per-urban territories of campania plain as a case study
Full text linkThe Campania Region, in the South of Italy, is a territory where numerous Wasted Landscapes (WL) are recognisable, as the result of serious socialand governmental problems.Through the last decades, many factors have been overlapping in this complex palimpsest: illegal developments and the measures to legitimizethem can be paradoxically understood as real cornerstones for the local planning system; the traces of the post-Fordist abandoned landscapes aremixed with the historical remains, showing the deep sense of identity that still persists in the territory. On the other hand, the Campania Plainis a porous territory characterised by an adaptive resilience. This is interwoven with the presence of areas of outstanding natural beauty, with aresilient interstitial agriculture, and with a fragmented but resistant economy.In this paper, two emblematic case-studies are discussed (Casaluce and Est-Naples), understanding WL as an additional category of waste withthe urgent need to be recycled, in order to: reactivate urban metabolism; to improve the quality of life, the spatial quality of the territory, and theregional economy.Environmental Technology and Desig
Urban Metabolism and Circular Economy interrelations. Analysing three examples of Eu-Funded Projects
No full textIn Europe, the concepts of urban metabolism (UM) and circular economy (CE) have been made operational in several research projects and practical applications. However, although in the last years policy interests and scientific literature about UM and CE have been growing significantly, these concepts remain open, and their applicability is not univocal, especially concerning CE applied in urban systems. This paper analyses how three EU funded projects developed the interrelations amongst the fields of UM and CE. Different dimensions and scales of circularity were investigated, namely: (i) the potentials to create networking among different sectors to recycle waste at the regional scale; (ii) the importance of regenerating wastescapes; (iii) the accounting of resource flows that compose UM; (iv) the direct involvement of stakeholders in the management of resources
‘Wastescape’ e flussi di rifiuti: materiali innovativi del progetto urbanistico
No full textIl saggio attiene alle innovazioni del progetto urbanistico contemporaneo relative ad una nuova sensibilità per gli orientamenti teorici e operativi collegati ai principi dell’economia circolare, con la conseguente messa a sistema delle risorse territoriali inutilizzate o sottoutilizzate, ai flussi di “waste” che – in una visione estensiva – riguardano anche i territori della dismissione e dell’abbandono, i cosiddetti “wastescape” – paesaggi di scarto – e la razionalizzazione dei cicli di rifiuti. La prospettiva di lavoro mira a integrare competenze tradizionalmente confinate in campi disciplinari differenti, al fine di migliorare i processi di gestione, ponendoli in sinergia con quelli di bonifica, nel senso più ampio, e di riqualificazione territoriale e paesaggistica. A partire dalle attività di ricerca in corso di svolgimento nell’ambito del progetto di ricerca Horizon 2020 “REPAiR”, lo scritto prova a sintetizzare alcuni dei risultati sinora conseguiti, aprendo al contempo a una fase di concreta sperimentazione operativa. In particolare, con riferimento ai processi di rigenerazione attivabili nell’area metropolitana di Napoli, ci si interroga sulle ricadute che questi nuovi principi, orientamenti e metodi, potranno avere sugli strumenti e i processi di rigenerazione territoriale
Di-stanze urbane. Spazi pubblici adattivi per la tutela della collettività
Full text linkPer ridurre la perdita di vite umane e limitare i danni ambientali ed economici causati da emergenze epidemiologiche come la recente diffusione del virus SARS-Cov-2 e dell’infezione Covid-19, è fondamentale promuovere una cultura del rischio e della prevenzione. Un maggiore benessere psicofisico in ogni fase dell’emergenza può essere garantito attraverso la riorganizzazione del welfare materiale e immateriale, potenziando le capacità di accoglienza dello spazio urbano, programmandone una fruibilità sia ordinaria che emergenziale. La recente pandemia ha, infatti, fatto emergere criticità interdisciplinari legate alla forma degli insediamenti urbani e periurbani, ai comportamenti individuali e alle condizioni di vita ad essi connessi. In particolare, nei territori fragili, è evidente la crisi di un sistema – quello pubblico – le cui strutture materiali ed il cui ruolo vanno oggi riformati complessivamente a partire dai concetti di iper-prossimità e priorità d’uso, in forme ridefinite dagli abitanti stessi. Ripensare le aree urbane nella prospettiva della ‘15-minute city’ pone l’attenzione sull’attuale dotazione, distribuzione e accessibilità di spazi e servizi pubblici. Appare ineludibile un'integrazione tra gestione dell'emergenza ed adattamento delle strutture pubbliche con particolare riferimento a quelle sottoutilizzate o in stato di abbandono, anche attraverso l’inclusione di nuovi attori nelle politiche di gestione dello spazio pubblico attraverso l’empowerment
Climate resilient cities. Introducing two complementary projects’ approaches to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change
Full text linkThe risks related to climate change for urban settlements are referred, among others, to extreme weather phenomena as pluvial flooding and heat weaves. In the urban context, certain areas suffer more than others when an extreme climate event happens, having negative effects on the built environment and human health. Thus, exploring solutions to mitigate negative impacts of climate change is an urgent need for urban planners, architects and decision makers. This paper is aiming to introduce possible approaches and tools to identify adaptive solutions to reduce climate change risks, and also to increase the preparedness of decision makers to cope with these challenges. To do so, this paper, at first, introduces the problem, looking at it through the developing paradigm of Ecosystem Services and Blue and Green Infrastructures positively impacting on urban systems and human health; then it stresses the potentialities of the methodology of Urban Living Labs as innovative environments for learning, where to produce and share knowledge about the topic and developing related solutions. Then, it introduces two complementary projects’ approaches belonging to the ongoing research program of the Department of Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II, in Italy, to cope with climate change issues. Finally, together with the identification of the strengths of the two experiences, this paper discusses to what extent the Urban Living Lab approach could be implemented in the further developments of the two projects, opening in this way to new possible perspectives of research
Periurban Coastal Landscape: a method to identify and map Resource-Scapes
No full textThe mapping of contemporary urban systems, if based on a Circular Urban Metab- olism approach, and on life cycles of territories, can help to track down the presence of potential indicators of regenerative resources (both materials and intangibles). This paper1 presents an “How-to” tool for urbanists and policy makers, to map the territory based on the presence of waste, and guide the identification of certain territories, name- ly Resource-Scapes, in which the intervention can trigger wider regenerative processes. The case study is the EcoRegen research, funded by the University of Naples Federico II (2020-22), with a specific focus on Resource-Scapes of the coastline, and the transversal transects land-sea of the metropolitan area of Naples. The presented data have been collected through research and didactic activities, cataloguing spaces in a GIS-based database. This work aims to reach a wide audience. On the one hand, this mapping method contributes to the recognition of wastescapes as local resource-scapes, as an opportunity for public authorities (at urban and regional level), and policy makers to analyze and plan contemporary urbanizations. On the other hand, it could be useful also for academic research and didactic experiments, as a field ground for future research agenda, and delineating open questions
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