Nadia Caruso

Polytechnic University of Turin | polito · DIST - Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning

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...

The empirical study of spatial inequalities and forms of injustice can be considered a fundamental asset in the academic curricula of spatial planning schools. Several methods and techniques have been experimented worldwide. This paper presents the role of experiential education in relation to spatial justice, applying this frame and methods to a r...

The paper investigates urban regeneration processes in Italy by comparing large-scale and long-term experiences in Piedmont and Apulia regions, both involved in the promotion of innovative urban regeneration policies for some decades. The multi-level perspective approach is employed to analyse transitions and to identify key leverages and lock-in m...

Housing policies concern complex and multidimensional decision problems, as far as they engage different stakeholders with different objectives and values. Moreover, these policies represent a significant effort in reaching social sustainability, with the aim of encouraging community engagement and the reduction of social inequalities. Within this...

The demographic issue occupies a central role on the political agenda after more than a year of pandemic, which has fuelled the debate on population density and the qualities and risks of its various forms of spatial organisation. The book draws attention to a structural factor: due to the combination of low birth rate and high longevity, Italy has...

A seguito della crisi economica del 2008, molti progetti di trasformazione urbana avviati negli anni precedenti hanno subito una forte decelerazione. La crisi ha avuto ripercussioni sui processi di pianificazione urbana, eclissando il potere decisionale delle istituzioni pubbliche già depauperato dall'affermarsi dell'approccio neoliberale e dal tag...

The emergency created by the COVID-19 has shattered the world, with impacts in all countries. The restrictions introduced to reduce and contain the virus’ spread have changed lifestyles, illustrating the inequalities of our societies. Cities had to find rapid solutions to limit the socio-economic consequences, relying on their ability to react and...

Temporary uses are claimed to be new solutions for urban challenges, especially in a scenario characterized by scarce public-private resources. However, the role of temporariness in urban development is still ambiguous. The paper discusses the concept of temporary urbanism in the light of urban regeneration, other problematic concepts. The paper ad...

Urban regeneration is a complex and multi-faceted process. It can be defined a comprehensive and integrated vision of actions which aims to tackle urban problems and to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions. These strategies also involve several stakeholders which have different powers, interests and objectives in the transforma...

La dimensione metropolitana, in questo secondo decennio del nuovo millennio, costituisce uno dei temi di confronto e di scontro politico e istituzionale. I processi di trasformazione territoriali in atto hanno dimensioni che non sono più solo urbane, ma regionali, e allo stesso tempo, la crisi riproduce in tanti punti del territorio situazioni di d...

The paper focuses on the Italian territories affected by regionalisation processes and subject to an institutional reform: the enforcement of Metropolitan Cities in 2014. Regionalisation processes have occurred in many European countries in recent decades, also assisted by the European Cohesion Policy. In Italy, regionalised territories have place-...

Over the decades, Turin has dealt with periodic social and economic crises, continuously questioning itself in terms of its future and identity. Since the 1950s, the city has distinguished itself as a one-company town in the automotive sector. However, the collapse of the Fordist model in the 1970s led to a rapid reversal of the city’s fortunes. Si...

The case study will be presented summarising the city development: Turin has a past of one-company-town linked to the automotive sector and FIAT industry, then in the post-Fordist phase it became an experimental field for several spatial planning strategies (strategic plans, urban regeneration processes, urban development projects changing its urba...

The topic of social housing and its practices is introduced and defined in the first chapter, according to its history in Europe and referring to different approaches and models developed. From the early developments of housing systems (beginning of nineteenth century), the chapter addresses the heyday of social housing in the post war (WWII) perio...

In the conclusions the author summarises the various elements of the Italian context and of the case study, giving some reflections regarding social housing in Italy and its future perspectives. The austerity policy has strong and immediate effects on the current situation and its evolution. The concept of social innovation is also discussed consid...

This chapter summarises the housing issue in Italy, its peculiar characters are explained through the timeline from 1900 to today. Reconstructing the Italian frame shows several phases dependent from the national government’s decisions, often controversial from one political coalition to another. The definition of social housing in Italy changed du...

This book offers a European perspective on urban planning and spatial design by outlining housing policies in Southern Europe and their evolution. Through a unique case study on the city of Turin it explores social innovation and the relationship between the urban regeneration process and housing practices. The case study is a useful example in the...

The Book the chapter is included in presents nine regional portraits of nine Italian regional territories identified by a square 100x100 km wide. The question the regional portrait of Turin tries to explore, is whether some of the dynamics taking place in Turin Square are really changing the urban characteristics of its territory and fostering a re...

Le caratteristiche del territorio del “tassello” di Torino hanno reso più problematica l’assunzione di alcune concettualizzazioni poste in generale alla base del testo. In particole la domanda centrale per la ricerca – possono i cambiamenti in corso nei territori esaminati essere interpretati come segni di una transizione verso il post-metropolitan...

L’articolo analizza l’evoluzione del territorio del ‘tassello’ di Torino considerandone le principali dinamiche demografiche e socioeconomiche, per cercare di individuare i segni di una transizione verso il post-metropolitano. Dall’analisi emerge un processo di regionalizzazione lento, fortemente influenzato dalle caratteristiche naturali e geograf...

The article analyzes the evolution of Turin's 'piece' of territory considering its main demographic and social-economic dynamics, trying to identify the signs of a post-metropolitan transition. The analysis highlights a slow regionalization process, strongly infuenced by the natural and geographical characteristics of this territory and the strong...

Il progetto ESPON TANGO (Territorial Approaches for New Governance)4 è stato bandito nel dicembre 2010 e sviluppato da un consorzio internazionale guidato da Nordregio (Stoccolma) da giugno 2011 a maggio 2014. Il Politecnico di Torino ha partecipato al progetto insieme al Centro di Ricerca OTB del Politecnico di Delft, all’Università di Newcastle,...

Guides help you do things. You turn to them when you need to find out how to solve a problem. They are a form of knowledge transfer, written by experts but in a way that is accessible and helpful to a wide group of users. This Guide was written by the researchers on the ESPON applied research study of Territorial Approaches to New Governance (TANGO...

The ESPON project TANGO (Territorial Approaches for New Governance)5 was tendered on December 2010, and performed during the period June 2011 / May 2014 by a Transnational Project Group led by Nordregio, Stockholm. Politecnico di Torino was partner of the TPG with the OTB Research Centre of the Delft University of Technology, the University of New...