568 research outputs found
Oltre aree interne e borghi: i paesi come spazi relazionali. Scarti di zolfo e nuovi abitanti a Cianciana (Sicilia) Autori Francesca Sabatini
No full textThe paper reflects on the village as a geographical object irreducible to the
definitions of inner peripheries: a category that has revived the discourse
on these territories, but has also flattened it to perspectives that often
reiterate oppositional binarisms and limit the understanding of practices,
subjectivities and hybrid spatialities. Taking a distance from this category,
the article considers the village beyond the dichotomous opposition with
the urban: a relational space in which rurality is traversed by processes of
globalization, mobility and urbanization. Within this theoretical framework,
the article describes the case of Cianciana, in Sicily, where sulfur wastes and
new international inhabitants refer to stories of ‘restanza’, forms of tourist
reuse of industrial heritage and residential tourism practices. Through this
case, the article reflects on the village as a relational space, reconfigured by
trajectories that hold together globalization and marginalization, innovation
and abandonment, new migrations and persistent abandonment
Massimo Quaini e il Centro Italiano per gli Studi Storico-Geografici (Roma, 23-24 ottobre 2019)
No full textseminario dedicato a Massimo Quain
fenomeni di restanza in una prospettiva demografica ed economica: note sull’innesto delle popolazioni straniere nelle aree interne italiane
No full textLost in participation: conflicts and motivations in participatory culture-led regeneration projects
No full textThe research explores the frictions and tensions that may arise between stakeholders with conflicting aims in culture-led urban regeneration projects. Using ethnography (particularly deep hanging out), the core part of the paper empirically investigates a participatory operatic project, OperaCamion, developed within a complex governance structure, involving public institutions, a creative team and two opera theatres; adaptation of operas have toured public spaces and, in Palermo, resulted in a co-production with citizens. Through fieldwork, the paper illustrates the tensions resulting from conflicting needs and points out the need for accurate partnership design and an appropriate selection of participants, followed by negotiation and conflict mitigation strategies in order to ensure that all the involved stakeholders gain benefits and derive value from the partnership, and that the culture-led regeneration project is delivered successfully
Lo spazio pubblico nel post-sisma 2016-2017: mercificazione turistica e tentativi di riappropriazione dei luoghi nel caso di Amatrice
No full textThe seismic sequence that struck central Italy between 2016 and 2017 triggered intense de- and reterritorialization processes that made the crater a favorable context for the analysis of socio-territorial phenomena. Through the analysis of the transformations of the Amatrician territory post-earthquake, this paper examines the impact of the main emergency and reconstruction measures taken, in order to understand the reterritorialization process that is underway and the implied policies of development. The reflection in this paper is based on the perspective of social geography, drawing on categories derived from the disaster sociology. In addition to providing an outline of the specific framework of emergency management, this paper aims to identify the dominant trends relating to the use of public space by various territorial stakeholders, with particular emphasis on the frictions that have arisen between different spatial practices representing the different perspectives surrounding local development.La sequenza sismica che ha colpito l’Italia centrale tra 2016 e 2017 ha generato intensi processi di de- e riterritorializzazione che hanno reso il cratere un contesto privilegiato per l’analisi di fenomeni socio-territoriali. Attraverso l’analisi delle trasformazioni del territorio amatriciano nel post-sisma, si prende in esame l’impatto delle principali misure di gestione dell’emergenza e della ricostruzione, per comprendere il processo di riterritorializzazione in corso e le politiche di sviluppo sottintese. La riflessione si svolge nella prospettiva della geografia sociale, applicando alcune categorie della sociologia dei disastri. Delineato il quadro specifico della gestione emergenziale, la riflessione intende far emergere le tendenze dominanti nell’uso dello spazio pubblico da parte dei diversi attori territoriali, sottolineando le frizioni tra diverse pratiche spaziali che sottintendono diverse visioni dello sviluppo territoriale
Deconstructing homelessness: Alternative narratives on and by marginalized and homeless groups in the city of Bologna
No full textThe paper addresses the political and cultural problem underpinning mainstream narratives on homelessness. The absence of data, in conjunction with the misconceptions associated with homelessness, translate into the criminalization and stigmatization of homelessness, both at the local level and in fragmented policies at national and international levels. Section one presents an overview of homelessness as a cultural and political problem; section two then introduces the Italian situation and Bologna as a case study. After a presentation of the method followed in section three, sections four and five describe and then discuss two projects initiated by a political collective in the city of Bologna that directly involve homeless people in the deconstruction of imageries and narratives around homelessness. Finally, section six draws conclusions about the need to generate new narratives capable of accounting for the intersectional and complex nature of the phenomenon of homelessness: new narratives capable of restoring to the homeless their articulate human identity
Filippo Barbera, Domenico Cersosimo, Antonio De Rossi (a cura di), Contro i borghi. Il Belpaese che dimentica i paesi. Roma, Donzelli, 2022
No full textLo spazio pubblico nel post-sisma 2016-2017: mercificazione turistica e tentativi di riappropriazione dei luoghi nel caso di Amatrice
No full textLa sequenza sismica che ha colpito l’Italia centrale tra 2016 e 2017 ha generato intensi processi di de- e riterritorializzazione che hanno reso il cratere un contesto privilegiato per l’analisi di fenomeni socio-territoriali. Attraverso l’analisi delle trasformazioni del territorio amatriciano nel post-sisma, si prende in esame l’impatto delle principali misure di gestione dell’emergenza e della ricostruzione, per comprendere il processo di riterritorializzazione in corso e le politiche di sviluppo sottintese. La riflessione si svolge nella prospettiva della geografia sociale, applicando alcune categorie della sociologia dei disastri. Delineato il quadro specifico della gestione emergenziale, la riflessione intende far emergere le tendenze dominanti nell’uso dello spazio pubblico da parte dei diversi attori territoriali, sottolineando le frizioni tra diverse pratiche spaziali che sottintendono diverse visioni dello sviluppo territoriale.The seismic sequence that struck central Italy between 2016 and 2017 triggered intense de- and reterritorialization processes that made the crater a favorable context for the analysis of socio-territorial phenomena. Through the analysis of the transformations of the Amatrician territory post-earthquake, this paper examines the impact of the main emergency and reconstruction measures taken, in order to understand the reterritorialization process that is underway and the implied policies of development. The reflection in this paper is based on the perspective of social geography, drawing on categories derived from the disaster sociology. In addition to providing an outline of the specific framework of emergency management, this paper aims to identify the dominant trends relating to the use of public space by various territorial stakeholders, with particular emphasis on the frictions that have arisen between different spatial practices representing the different perspectives surrounding local development
Culture as Fourth Pillar of Sustainable Development: Perspectives for Integration, Paradigms of Action
No full textThe paper explores the relationship between culture and sustainable development. In particular, it advocates the introduction of cultural sustainability as a fourth pillar of sustainable development. A first section explores the existing research on the topic, and focuses on the notion of culture itself and how it should be intended in the context of sustainable development. Then, the existing debate over culture's position among the three pillars of sustainable development is presented. In the second section, the issue of assessing sustainability in cultural policies is addressed. The proposed approach suggests the interconnection of economic, societal and artistic dimensions of evaluation, thus going beyond the instrumental view of culture which is common in the sustainability discourse. Culture-driven sustainable development is presented in the third section: policies concerning the use of tangible heritage, the development of cultural districts and participatory practices for the performing arts are analysed; their ability to combine artistic merit and positive impacts on the other dimensions of sustainable development is eventually assessed. Conclusively, cultural policies and practices prove able to generate sustainable growth at all levels, not least the creative and artistic one; as a consequence culture can be fully considered a fourth pillar of sustainable development
Public libraries as social infrastructures: libraries’ response to the COVID crisis in the Emilia-Romagna region
No full textThe research investigates the response of public libraries to the COVID crisis in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy). Group interviews were conducted involving 36 librarians from the 9 provinces of the Region, using the ethnographic methodology of "deep hanging out". Results show the resilience of public libraries during the crisis; the importance of libraries as social infrastructure beyond the services they provide, highlighting how the digital divide has affected the demand for the libraries' services; the need to implement librarian communication and digitization skills, as well as a lack of consistent support from the Region were noted. The first section of the paper provides framework over cultural institutions and the COVID crisis. The second introduces the methodology for the sample choice and for conducting the interviews. The third section presents findings from the interviews. The fourth section presents conclusive remarks and policy indications for the support of public libraries
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