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Addressing Social Sustainability in Urban Regeneration Processes. An Application of the Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation
Full text linkThe concept of sustainability is widely seen as fundamental to set up urban and territorial transformations. Sustainable development is a multidimensional and multi-perspective process that deals with the environmental, economic, and social dimensions, with the aim to find a balance among these. Despite this growing attention to sustainability the social perspective has been the less explored of these dimensions and only recently it is receiving consideration due the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim at creating sustainable and inclusive cities and communities. In the SDGs, specific attention is focused on the improvement of the quality of life of inhabitants through specific actions dedicated to the valorization of cultural resources, to the protection of the environment, and also to promote the involvement of the local communities in setting policies and programs. The final objective is defining projects based on the social needs shared by the communities. This paper aims at exploring the social sustainability related to urban regeneration processes with particular attention to social cohesion and community engagement. Six different urban regeneration strategies, developed for the regeneration of an urban area located in Northern Italy and based on social housing interventions, have been evaluated in accordance with their social impacts on the stakeholders involved. The paper proposes a multi-methodological approach based on the combination of the stakeholder analysis with the NAIADE (Novel Approach to Imprecise Assessment and Decision Environments) methodology, a particular type of Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation. The stakeholder analysis has been applied to identify the actors to involve in the evaluation, whereas the NAIADE methodology has been implemented for the selection of the most preferable strategy. This method allowed the assessment of the different strategies through the comparison and the mediation between the technical and the social rankings, thus considering the stakeholder preferences in the final evaluation. The final result is coherent with the initial purpose and it demonstrates that the inclusion of the stakeholder is fundamental for the achievement of a consensus solution
Toward resilient cities: assessing urban resilience performance using a System Dynamics Model-based approach
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VALUTAZIONE DEL VALORE ECONOMICO DEI BENI CULTURALI IMMOBILI PER LA LORO RESILIENZA: IL CASO DI STUDIO DELLA CHIESA DI SANTA MARIA DEI MIRACOLI
Full text linkClimate change, natural disasters, and human activity subject cultural heritage to several shocks and disturbances. The interest in risk
reduction and management has increased significantly over the last decades, including for cultural assets. To protect and value them
for future generations, the current issue is the increasing of their resilience. This research work is related to the European project ResCult
- Increasing Resilience of Cultural Heritage: A Supporting Decision Tool for the Safeguarding of Cultural Assets . This paper
aims on the one hand to illustrate the state of the art on risk assessment in the European context, highlighting its fragmentation, and
on the other hand, to determine the economic value expressed by the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Venice (Italy) through
the Travel Cost Method (TCM), as one of the components value to support risk assessment of Cultural Heritage. This study considers
how the suggested strategy may be applied on a European level
Temporary housing in Turin: the Ma.Ri. House case study
Full text linkQuesto articolo illustra l’applicazione di un approccio multi-metodologico basato sull’applicazione sequenziale di tre diverse tecniche per la valutazione degli impatti generati dalla realizzazione della residenza temporanea Ma.Ri. House, localizzata nella città di Torino. Le metodologie applicate sono: (1) l’analisi SWOT per l’analisi preliminare del contesto progettuale, per evidenziarne i punti di forza, le debolezze, le opportunità e le minacce; tutti elementi da considerare nella definizione della strategia progettuale, (2) l’analisi degli Stakeholders per identificare la molteplicità dei soggetti interessati dal progetto in esame, evidenziandone i differenti interessi, (3) la Community Impact Evaluation (CIE) per la valutazione della natura e intensità dei possibili impatti multi- dimensionali derivati dalla realizzazione del progetto che potrebbero interessare gli stakeholders coinvolti. Pertanto, il presente contributo si propone di indagare il tema di grande rilevanza sociale, quale l’abitare contemporaneo nella sua complessità e multi-attorialità. Infatti, il framework metodologico si pone come obiettivo quello di supportare i decisori nell’individuazione della strategia che consideri i diversi interessi in gioco e massimizzi gli impatti positivi per i diversi stakeholders coinvolti. Nello specifico, l’approccio metodologico è stato proposto per valutare nella fase preliminare la realizzazione della residenza temporanea Ma.Ri. House.This paper illustrates the application of a multi-methodological approach based on the sequential application of three different techniques for assessing the multidimensional impacts generated by the realization of the Ma.Ri. House temporary housing, located in the city of Turin. The applied methodologies are (1) SWOT analysis for the preliminary examination of the project context, to highlight its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, which are fundamental elements to be considered for the definition of the project strategy, (2) Stakeholder Analysis to identify the multiplicity of stakeholder involved and affected by the Ma.Ri. House project, highlighting their different interests, (3) Community Impact Evaluation (CIE) for the assessment of the nature and intensity of the possible multidimensional impacts derived from the project implementation that could affect the stakeholder involved. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate local housing policy, which is a complex, multi-actorial and social relevance issue. The proposed methodological framework aims to support decision-makers in identifying a strategy that considers the different interests and maximizes the positive impacts for the different stakeholder involved. Specifically, the proposed methodological approach has been applied to evaluate the preliminary stage of the implementation of the temporary housing Ma.Ri. House
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND URBAN REGENERATION PROCESS: A NAIADE APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACTS EVALUATION
No full textSustainable development is a widely used concept which is increasingly important in urban and territorial transformations. The concept of sustainability concerns the environmental, economic and social dimension and the aim of sustainable development is to find a balance between these. The social dimension of sustainability has been recognized to be the most ignored of the three dimensions. It has received increasing attention during the last few decades, also due to its involvement in the Sustainable Development Goals of the Urban Agenda 2030, which aims to create sustainable and inclusive communities. In this document, specific attention devoted to the quality of life of the inhabitants, supporting the valorisation of cultural resources, protecting the environment, bringing economic development and its policies and involving the local communities in the programmes to make the collective forces converge in the realization of shared efficient projects that responds to real needs of social classes. This paper focuses on the analysis of the social dimension in the context of urban transformation processes. In this paper six different urban regeneration strategies for the regeneration of an urban area locates in Northern Italy have been evaluated according to their social impacts on the stakeholders involved in the process. The paper proposes a multi- methodological approach based on the stakeholders and the NAIADE methodology. The stakeholder analysis has been used to identify the actors to be involved in the evaluation, whereas the NAIADE methodology has been used to select the preferable strategy by a multi-ranking approach. Through this method, the scenarios have been evaluated comparing and mediating the technical and the social ranking in order to consider also the stakeholder preferences. The final result is coherent with the initial purpose and it allows to demonstrate that the inclusion of the stakeholders is fundamental for the achievement of a consensus solution
Multi-criteria Decision Aiding for Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage: An Application in the City of Naples (Italy)
No full textThe paper explores the adaptive reuse paradigm for revitalising unmovable cultural heritage assets. More in detail, this research addresses a real-world evaluation demand concerning the assessment of different adaptive reuse strategies for the requalification of the hospital building in Naples (Italy). According to the complexity and multi-perspective nature of the research topic and the evaluation demand, an integrated and multimethodological evaluation framework has been proposed. Different adaptive reuse strategies have been evaluated by combining the SWOT analysis, the Stakeholder analysis and the PROMETHEE method to address and manage the complexity, multidimensionality and multi-values nature of the evaluation demand. The obtained results underline that the final ranking of the proposed adaptive reuse scenarios is based on a multidimensional and multi-perspective evaluation, supporting thus Decision-Makers in identifying the most suitable scenario for the renovation of the unmovable cultural heritage asset according to the intervention objectives
Re-Thinking Detroit: A Multicriteria-Based Approach for Adaptive Reuse for the Corktown District
Full text linkThe paper addresses the paradigm of adaptive reuse with a specific focus on issues related to the evaluation and the decision-making processes in this context. In more detail, this paper aims at recognising the main gaps that concern the evaluation process associated with adaptive reuse and providing some points of reflection and a preliminary methodological proposal to evaluate transformation scenarios related to adaptive reuse, through a multidimensional and multi-objective perspective. According to these purposes, this paper describes the implementation of the pillars of adaptive reuse to re-think the Corktown District of the city of Detroit, underlying through a real case study the complexity, the multidimensionality, and the multi-objective challenges of this concept, when implemented in urban planning and the revitalization of historic buildings. According to this scenario, the present paper focuses on issues related to managing the complexity and the multidimensionality of the decision process, under the analysis and evaluation of alternative adaptive-reuse strategies. This research, thus, proposes the application of the Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) technique, based on the Multi-Attribute Value Theory (MAVT), to evaluate and compare different strategic scenarios to re-think the Corktown District of the city of Detroit, according to the principles of adaptive reuse. The final result is a multidimensional evaluation that provides a final ranking of the different proposed alternatives, in order to support the decision-making to select the most suitable transformative scenario, according to the initial purposes of the project
The feasibility of Nature-Based Solution (NBS) interventions: estimating the cost using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Full text linkL’implementazione delle Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in ambito urbano, promossa
da diverse politiche a livello nazionale e internazionale, rappresenta una
strategia sostenibile per la mitigazione e l’adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici.
Tuttavia, nonostante il loro potenziale nel favorire la transizione verso città più resilienti
e sostenibili, la loro implementazione operativa risulta ancora parziale. Una
delle principali criticità che ne ostacola la diffusione, oltre a una limitata informazione
e consapevolezza sui benefici, è la mancanza di strumenti efficaci per la stima
dei costi relativi all’intero ciclo di vita di tali soluzioni. Questo studio si pone l’obiettivo
di rispondere a questa necessità, proponendo l’utilizzo della Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) come strumento per la rappresentazione gerarchica e strutturata
delle NBS. L’approccio permette di fornire in modo congiunto una dettagliata descrizione
degli interventi e una chiara classificazione delle voci di costo, migliorando
la pianificazione e la gestione economica di tali soluzioni. Il modello proposto
è stato applicato per la stima dei costi delle NBS per la gestione delle acque
urbane (SUDS), dimostrandone l’efficacia nel fornire una valutazione economica
analitica e adatta alle specificità di ciascuna soluzione. Uno dei maggiori punti di
forza della WBS è la sua struttura modulare e flessibile, che la rende un riferimento
generale, applicabile e adattabile a diversi contesti progettuali. Inoltre, la ricerca
ha evidenziato l’importanza della stima dei costi lungo l’intero ciclo di vita delle
NBS per garantirne un’implementazione e gestione sostenibile, contribuendo così
alla loro diffusione e integrazione nelle strategie urbane di adattamento climatico.The implementation of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in urban contexts represents
a sustainable strategy for climate change mitigation and adaptation and it is
promoted by several national and international policies. However, despite their
potential in supporting the transition towards more resilient and sustainable cities,
their practical implementation remains limited and fragmented. Above the lack of
knowledge and awareness regarding their benefits, the main criticalities which
negatively affect their adoption concerns the absence of suitable tools for
estimating costs related the entire life cycle of these solutions.
This study aims to address this gap by proposing the use of the Work Breakdown
Structure (WBS) as a tool to hierarchical represent and describe NBS. This
approach enables to simultaneously provide a detailed description of interventions
and a clear classification of cost items, improving thus both the planning and the
management of the economic resources for these solutions. The proposed model
has been applied to estimate the overall life-cycle-costs of NBS designed for urban
water management, or rather the Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS).
This application demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed model in
providing an analytical economic evaluation specifically tailored to the specific
characteristics of each solution. One of the main strengths of the WBS method consists in its modular and flexible structure, which makes it a general reference model that can be applied and adapted to different project contexts. Furthermore, this research highlights the
relevance of estimating costs across the entire life-cycle of NBS to ensure their sustainable implementation and management, thus contributing to their wider adoption and integration into urban climate adaptation strategies
Assessing the Economic Value of the Unmovable Cultural Assets for Improving Their Resilience: The Case Study of the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
No full textCultural Heritage is exposed to many stresses and risks due to climate change, natural events, and human actions. During the last decade, the interest in risk reduction and risk assessment is getting significant attention, also for cultural assets. The current challenge is improving their resilience to safeguard and valorize them for future generations. This contribution is related to the European project of ResCult, “Increasing Resilience of Cultural heritage: a supporting decision tool for the safeguarding of cultural assets.”(2017; 2018). The present paper focuses on assessing the economic value of the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Venice, Italy) as a component of the risk assessment. The proposed contribution applies the Travel Cost Method (TCM) to evaluate the economic value of the considered cultural asset. Finally, this contribution discusses the current state of the art of risk assessment in the European context, focusing the attention on its fragmentation. Moreover, the present paper reflects on the possible implementation of the proposed method at the European scale
VALUTAZIONE DEL VALORE ECONOMICO DEI BENI CULTURALI IMMOBILI PER LA LORO RESILIENZA: IL CASO DI STUDIO DELLA CHIESA DI SANTA MARIA DEI MIRACOLI
Full text linkClimate change, natural disasters, and human activity subject cultural heritage to several shocks and disturbances. The interest in risk reduction and management has increased significantly over the last decades, including for cultural assets. To protect and value them for future generations, the current issue is the increasing of their resilience. This research work is related to the European project "ResCult - Increasing Resilience of Cultural Heritage: A Supporting Decision Tool for the Safeguarding of Cultural Assets". This paper aims on the one hand to illustrate the state of the art on risk assessment in the European context, highlighting its fragmentation, and on the other hand, to determine the economic value expressed by the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Venice (Italy) through the Travel Cost Method (TCM), as one of the components value to support risk assessment of Cultural Heritage. this study considers how the suggested strategy may be applied on a European level
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