Daniele Cannatella

Delft University of Technology | TU · Department of Urbanism

Deltaic areas are among the most promising regions in the world. Their strategic location, combined with the superior quality of their soils, constitute the main factors that have been supporting both human development and the rise of these regions as global economic hubs. At the same time, however, deltas face extreme vulnerability due to multiple...

The concept of risk has become increasingly complex, and has been used not only in relation to the natural features of a region, but also to its socio-economic context. In this conceptualization, the latter directly influences the capacity of a community to cope with, recover from, and adapt to natural hazards. Conceiving vulnerability as a measure...

Cities by the sea have a strong identity which comes from the historic relationship between an urban community and the ocean and is important in attracting tourists. This chapter analyzes urban regeneration, waterfront redevelopment, touristic valorization, and marketing strategies used by seaside cities that, by sharing their maritime culture, hav...

Cities by the sea are special “historic cultural landscapes”, and maritime identity acquires new meanings for the touristic enhancement of urban coastal areas and it may represent a driver for socio-economic development. New strategies to stop deterioration in urban coastal areas should take place both through a conscious and evolved the type of to...

The paper explores the consequences of resilience loss in some social-ecological components of Venice port-city in Italy and suggests integrated sustainable strategies on increasing their stress response capability. The urban model of Venice depends on two influential factors: the natural balance between land and water, and the social-economic depe...

Cities are concentration of natural and human risks and urban resilience – intended as response to risks in terms of reducing vulnerability – represents «the ability of a system, community, or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the...

The debate on the regeneration of urban coastal areas, especially from the last years, focuses on the analysis of the role of tourism in the field of sustainable development of the cities, analyzing strengths and weaknesses, evaluating the economic, environmental and social impact. Cities by the sea, particularly, have a strong identity which comes...

The city of Venice, which takes part and is highly connected to the complex lagoon system it surrounds itself in, constitutes an interesting case of study with regard to the balance achieved in time between man and water, specifically, between anthropogenic processes and environmental dynamics. The traditional construction techniques in Venice are...

This paper is about developing a methodological framework for a multidimensional spatial decision-making process oriented to the identification of a territorial transformation strategy reflecting shared values. Through the empirical investigation in an operative case study, the Avellino-Rocchetta S. Antonio railway line, in the South of Italy, an i...