56 research outputs found
Sensitive urban areas as stressful place: a comparison between Rome and Naples
No full textMany European cities appear as the combination of very problematic issues that can be easily considered as significant examples of stressful places for which definitions, instruments of intervention and adequate policies seem to be not available.
The recent adoption of the concept of resilience within the urban planning theories and practices (Coaffee, Wood & Rogers 2009; Davoudi, 2012) has offered a relevant way to read some important social and spatial phenomena that can be usefully tested like "theories and practices in use" within contexts of critical concern.
Many influential contributions, all around Europe, offer good arguments for considering the enormous differences in terms of opportunities for well-being and happiness among the urban cities in the North and South of the world. As well as the Globalization and the economic crisis are regrouping forms of discrimination and social division within the same cities (Secchi 2010) with particularly difficult and uncomfortable housing conditions. Large cities appear as an archipelago where social groups of more or less marginal and distressed people live in.
Within this direction of research that problematizes the establishment of a perspective “from the South” (Mabin 2013) oriented to the identification of a map these places (heterotopias , for Magatti 2007) for a future possible spatial transformations and desirable institutional innovations, the Italian case-study allows to present a rich range of possible stressful places within a general condition of the weaknesses of the institutions and public policies, particularly evident in some large metropolitan cities of the Country. So, the paper offers an overview upon stressful places in Rome and Naples by comparing marginal areas (more or less deprived) where a different combination of spatial conditions, resilience factors, agency and social innovation outlines different trajectories "to exit" or "to stay" within an highly problematic areas.
In fact, through the comparison of 4 different urban areas of the two cities, the paper tries to develop critically the links between:
- degree of resilience (positive , neutral or negative, according with Davis, 2011) and treatability/transformability of critical areas;
- physical and institutional preconditions, and effectiveness of place-based policies ;
- degrees of social marginalization and spatiality of the “urban suffering” treated by policies.
The main objective of this paper is therefore to compare and discuss with the coordinator and colleagues, a contribution to locate and draw a map of the stressful places to interpret trends and guidelines, in the national and international framework, of the most significant and acute form of urban deprivation. Finally, regarding the policies will be proposed some possible strategies for an effective treatment of the most problematic urban issues, that should form the basis of knowledge of EU to define the framework of actions for the city in the next programming phase.Many European cities appear as the combination of very problematic issues that can be easily considered as significant examples of stressful places for which definitions, instruments of intervention and adequate policies seem to be not available.
The recent adoption of the concept of resilience within the urban planning theories and practices (Coaffee, Wood & Rogers 2009; Davoudi, 2012) has offered a relevant way to read some important social and spatial phenomena that can be usefully tested like "theories and practices in use" within contexts of critical concern.
Many influential contributions, all around Europe, offer good arguments for considering the enormous differences in terms of opportunities for well-being and happiness among the urban cities in the North and South of the world. As well as the Globalization and the economic crisis are regrouping forms of discrimination and social division within the same cities (Secchi 2010) with particularly difficult and uncomfortable housing conditions. Large cities appear as an archipelago where social groups of more or less marginal and distressed people live in.
Within this direction of research that problematizes the establishment of a perspective “from the South” (Mabin 2013) oriented to the identification of a map these places (heterotopias , for Magatti 2007) for a future possible spatial transformations and desirable institutional innovations, the Italian case-study allows to present a rich range of possible stressful places within a general condition of the weaknesses of the institutions and public policies, particularly evident in some large metropolitan cities of the Country. So, the paper offers an overview upon stressful places in Rome and Naples by comparing marginal areas (more or less deprived) where a different combination of spatial conditions, resilience factors, agency and social innovation outlines different trajectories "to exit" or "to stay" within an highly problematic areas.
In fact, through the comparison of 4 different urban areas of the two cities, the paper tries to develop critically the links between:
- degree of resilience (positive , neutral or negative, according with Davis, 2011) and treatability/transformability of critical areas;
- physical and institutional preconditions, and effectiveness of place-based policies ;
- degrees of social marginalization and spatiality of the “urban suffering” treated by policies.
The main objective of this paper is therefore to compare and discuss with the coordinator and colleagues, a contribution to locate and draw a map of the stressful places to interpret trends and guidelines, in the national and international framework, of the most significant and acute form of urban deprivation. Finally, regarding the policies will be proposed some possible strategies for an effective treatment of the most problematic urban issues, that should form the basis of knowledge of EU to define the framework of actions for the city in the next programming phase
PROJECT WORKING PAPER EVALUATION REPORT FOR 3.4. “Mainstreaming adaptation into existing urban development and environmental management plans”
No full textIn this work, in the premise, the role of the evaluation process is considered necessary in order to determine the appropriateness of the approach that has been adopted. For this reason, the assessment report will try to:
- underline some points, coming from the understanding of the on-going urban processes of the city;
- make some comments, about the important implications that are located “behind this report”, since they could be helpful to locate this project within a larger theoretical framework.
Moreover, it allows to further discuss, here and after these 3 years of work, and maybe, it suggests also how to go forward.
Clearly, the most important and original elements of the work is already in the premises: to keep climate change within the planning processes and practices, and stop to start every time for the beginning, such as a sort of tabula rasa. In fact, in this case, we are talking about the mainstreaming adaptation into existing urban development and environmental management plans, in order to mainstreaming adaptation into the plans themself.
In this frame, the double key word is existing: existing urban development and environmental management and existing plans; the existing real world and the existing work of someone else (other planners) and also plans implemented in the real word.
Here, the challenging strategy is to cope with something that is there, before and after you (as planners, as officers as politicians) and beyond the project implementation, like the soil, the environment, the cities. In this sense, it is an useful approach that as to do with an active idea of “sustainability at work”, within an intrinsically ecological and sustainable way to do
The importance of public housing peripheries in the process of city regeneration: the Napoli’s case study
No full textThe paper explores the peripheries of the city of Napoli starting from a different definition and description of its huge public housing stock.
The main research hypothesis is that public housing transformations, their historical evolution and differences, are very important elements for the city regeneration politics design, that should be able to deal with the complexity and variety of the present problems (first of all social exclusion).
The limited effectiveness of peripheries politics is often tied to an erroneously homogenous reading of the peripheries as if they were an homogeneous thing.
For this reason the paper proposes a description of the Napoli’s peripheries based on their public housing dimension, that it is important to redefine the different characteristics, invariants and problems of this parts of the city.
Through this process of re-descriptions of the different peripheries, with theirs ‘evils’ (or values), we recognize background’s emergencies and problems that supply indications for the treatment of important problematic dimensions as policy design proposals for the peripheries public politics
The importance of public housing peripheries in the process of city regeneration: the Napoli’s case study
No full textThe paper explores the peripheries of the city of Napoli starting from a different definition and description of its huge public housing stock.
The main research hypothesis is that public housing transformations, their historical evolution and differences, are very important elements for the city regeneration politics design, that should be able to deal with the complexity and variety of the present problems (first of all social exclusion).
The limited effectiveness of peripheries politics is often tied to an erroneously homogenous reading of the peripheries as if they were an homogeneous thing.
For this reason the paper proposes a description of the Napoli’s peripheries based on their public housing dimension, that it is important to redefine the different characteristics, invariants and problems of this parts of the city.
Through this process of re-descriptions of the different peripheries, with theirs ‘evils’ (or values), we recognize background’s emergencies and problems that supply indications for the treatment of important problematic dimensions as policy design proposals for the peripheries public politics
L'evento nascita in Umbria - Progetto MCHC (maternal and child health care)
No full textL’evento nascita in Umbria è il rapporto che periodicamente la Regione Umbria redige, in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Specialità Medico Chirurgiche e Sanità Pubblica – Sezione di Sanità Pubblica dell’Università degli Studi di Perugia, per presentare in modo analitico i dati raccolti tramite il Certificato di Assistenza al parto (CedAP).
Tale rapporto, relativo ai dati 2010, è la quarta edizione (cadenza biennale).*
La rilevazione CedAP costituisce la principale fonte di dati correnti a disposizione di quanti si occupano, a più livelli, di salute materno-infantile, raccogliendo informazioni sia di carattere socio demografico (sui genitori) che di carattere sanitario (sull’assistenza e sul neonato).
La possibilità di descrivere le caratteristiche della popolazione assistita nelle Aziende e nei punti nascita, confrontare le pratiche assistenziali delle diverse strutture, verificare gli andamenti temporali negli anni analizzati sono solo alcune delle opportunità offerte da questo rapporto. Tali dati costituiscono un potente strumento di programmazione e valutazione per l’area della salute materno-infantile nella nostra regione
Napoli: una risposta alla crisi del governo urbano
No full textLa ricostruzione proposta riguarda il periodo 2011-2016 segnato da una forte discontinuità con i cicli precedenti per l'elezione del sindaco de Magistris. In assenza di un'Agenda urbana formalizzata, si parte dal programma elettorale per ricostruire i tratti della Agenda di fatto che segue al primo anno "eroico". Si assiste infatti a un aggiustamento continuo di obiettivi, personale politico e interlocutori privilegiati fino all’ultima fase del mandato, segnata dalla crisi dovuta alla sospensione del sindaco. La figura del "sindaco di strada" con cui viene gestita la crisi permetterà tuttavia al leader di riconquistare popolarità e di affrontare senza troppi rischi le amministrative 2016, con una proposta centrata sull’opposizione al governo nazionale e non su bilanci di mandato.
Per il secondo mandato sarà dunque da verificare come sarà declinato il tema dell’autogoverno lanciato in campagna elettorale e se la collezione di gruppi che si è presentata agli elettori potrà dare vita a una coalizione in grado di governare la città. E sarà da valutare in che misura il debutto di Napoli in una ipotetica "rete delle città ribelli" sia una mossa che riguarda esclusivamente il sindaco e le sue ambizioni per il dopo-Napoli, o se nell'Agenda urbana entreranno effettivamente politiche di ispirazione neo-municipalista
Esclusione e debolezza: il valore dell'alterità
No full textConsiderazioni in merito ai paradossi della partecipazione nelle azioni educative realizzate con i bambini
Epilepsy in Prader-Willi syndrome: clinical, diagnostic and treatment aspects
No full textBACKGROUND:
Epilepsy associated with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) represents an early and important complication, often not clearly reported and described in the literature. Consequently, there are controversial data about the clinical characteristics of epilepsy and electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities found in these patients.
DATA SOURCES:
Based on recent original publications, we have reviewed the different types of seizures and EEG findings in PWS patients, the response to antiepileptic treatment, and the prognosis of epilepsy.
RESULTS:
The frequency of epilepsy in PWS patients ranges from 4% to 26%. The types of seizure include generalized tonic-clonic seizures, complex partial seizures, atypical absence, staring spells, and myoclonic, tonic and hemiclonic seizures, but the most frequent type is focal epilepsy. Status epilepticus has never been reported. EEG abnormalities are not typical but variable in different patients. However, generalized and focal discharges are the most frequently reported findings. There is no evidence of relationship between the course of epilepsy and frequency, morphology and spread of EEG discharges. However, epilepsy in PWS patients is usually responsive to antiepileptic monotherapy with rapid seizure control and a good outcome.
CONCLUSIONS:
The frequency of epilepsy is higher in PWS patients than in general populations and this complication can be a challenge for the clinicians of these patients. Prospective studies are needed to confirm the good long-term prognosis
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