Nell'ultimo decennio la Regione Veneto ha favorito e stimolato lo sviluppo di Contratti di Fi... more Nell'ultimo decennio la Regione Veneto ha favorito e stimolato lo sviluppo di Contratti di Fiume, percorsi di governance partecipata finalizzati alla tutela delle aree umide, alla sensibilizzazione delle comunità locali e allo sviluppo territoriale. In questo quadro l'Università Iuav di Venezia ha attivato un percorso di Contratto di Area Umida per la Laguna Nord di Venezia, svoltosi o tra il 2019 e il 2021. Nonostante il processo partecipato abbia dovuto fronteggiare difficoltà legate alla vastità dell'area di studio, ai limiti imposti dal Covid-19, alla pluralità dei portatori di interesse attivi sul territorio, grazie al Contratto si rilevano i primi e fondamentali segnali di empowerment e commitment delle comunità locali.
Wetlands are complex ecosystems, considered among the most productive environments in the world. ... more Wetlands are complex ecosystems, considered among the most productive environments in the world. They contain important biodiversity hotspots, provide the resources on which countless plant and animal species depend and perform important environmental and economic functions. Wetlands reduce flooding events, improve water quality and represent a valuable cultural and natural heritage. The European Directive (2000/60/EC) requires fostering an integrated approach to wetland management through collaborative governance processes. The Wetland Contract is a tool that has been developed and implemented in order to promote the sustainable governance of water systems. Among the Mediterranean countries, Italy and Croatia count on a rich variety of coastal wetlands that, together with the plants and animals that inhabit and pass through them, constitute an extremely valuable natural heritage. This paper presents and discusses the results of the Interreg Project CREW that, between 2018–2021, con...
Urban regeneration is one of the operations through which global cities are tackling the increasi... more Urban regeneration is one of the operations through which global cities are tackling the increasing need of housing. Since 2008 redevelopment concentrated on selected urban districts, the reliance on private sector funding favouring 'luxury' developments and a systematic change in property patterns. The most interesting dynamic within this new field of urban exclusivity is the linkage of culture and history to the regeneration process. Heritage is a dominant new rhetoric employed in the marketing of these operations, the use of which engages and usurps political and administrative authorities able to facilitate urban development. The inclusion of the Heritage agenda concerns the restitution of urban legacies, becoming a selective concept which supports exclusive occupation, opening issues of accessibility and spatial democracy. The recurrence and extension of this phenomenon requires us to reflect on political and economic deviations that the promotion of urban legacy generates, both in terms of its spatial consequences but also in the cultural redefinition of who inherits the city. London and Shanghai are observed as case studies of what is now a global phenomenon, and reveal how the ‘production of Heritage’ becomes a regeneration driver supporting the market economy.
Nell'ultimo decennio la Regione Veneto ha favorito e stimolato lo sviluppo di Contratti di Fi... more Nell'ultimo decennio la Regione Veneto ha favorito e stimolato lo sviluppo di Contratti di Fiume, percorsi di governance partecipata finalizzati alla tutela delle aree umide, alla sensibilizzazione delle comunità locali e allo sviluppo territoriale. In questo quadro l'Università Iuav di Venezia ha attivato un percorso di Contratto di Area Umida per la Laguna Nord di Venezia, svoltosi o tra il 2019 e il 2021. Nonostante il processo partecipato abbia dovuto fronteggiare difficoltà legate alla vastità dell'area di studio, ai limiti imposti dal Covid-19, alla pluralità dei portatori di interesse attivi sul territorio, grazie al Contratto si rilevano i primi e fondamentali segnali di empowerment e commitment delle comunità locali.
Wetlands are complex ecosystems, considered among the most productive environments in the world. ... more Wetlands are complex ecosystems, considered among the most productive environments in the world. They contain important biodiversity hotspots, provide the resources on which countless plant and animal species depend and perform important environmental and economic functions. Wetlands reduce flooding events, improve water quality and represent a valuable cultural and natural heritage. The European Directive (2000/60/EC) requires fostering an integrated approach to wetland management through collaborative governance processes. The Wetland Contract is a tool that has been developed and implemented in order to promote the sustainable governance of water systems. Among the Mediterranean countries, Italy and Croatia count on a rich variety of coastal wetlands that, together with the plants and animals that inhabit and pass through them, constitute an extremely valuable natural heritage. This paper presents and discusses the results of the Interreg Project CREW that, between 2018–2021, con...
Urban regeneration is one of the operations through which global cities are tackling the increasi... more Urban regeneration is one of the operations through which global cities are tackling the increasing need of housing. Since 2008 redevelopment concentrated on selected urban districts, the reliance on private sector funding favouring 'luxury' developments and a systematic change in property patterns. The most interesting dynamic within this new field of urban exclusivity is the linkage of culture and history to the regeneration process. Heritage is a dominant new rhetoric employed in the marketing of these operations, the use of which engages and usurps political and administrative authorities able to facilitate urban development. The inclusion of the Heritage agenda concerns the restitution of urban legacies, becoming a selective concept which supports exclusive occupation, opening issues of accessibility and spatial democracy. The recurrence and extension of this phenomenon requires us to reflect on political and economic deviations that the promotion of urban legacy generates, both in terms of its spatial consequences but also in the cultural redefinition of who inherits the city. London and Shanghai are observed as case studies of what is now a global phenomenon, and reveal how the ‘production of Heritage’ becomes a regeneration driver supporting the market economy.
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