Public space and 15-minute city

A conceptual exploration for the functional reconfiguration of proximity city

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/8062

Keywords:

post-pandemic city, centralities, 15-minute city, placemaking transformative, public space

Abstract

The global Covid-19 pandemic has changed individuals, uses and perceptions of spaces and cities. The current debate in Urban Planning is animated by the themes of proximity, public space and accessibility to essential urban functions. The functioning of the contemporary city has definitely exploded, showing its shortcomings and underlining the need to interpret it as a fragmentable and self-sufficient entity in case of emergency. The new urban models and approaches adopted seek to respond to this by reallocating essential urban functions and eco-systemic connections so that the urban and peri-urban cooperate to initiate a process of socio-economic development. The idea of a multi-polar system marked by the metric of time of use is pursued. The centrality evolves from the geographical concept to the directional one, becoming infrastructural and cognitive to increase the liveability of the urban space. The aim of the paper is to evaluate how urban transformations, through the analysis of best practices and scientific literature, can be elements in support of the proximity city and how transformative placemaking can be part of the strategy.

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Author Biography

Antonio Bocca, Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio"

Architect, currently Ph.D. Student in "Earth Systems and Built Environments" at the University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Dd'A-Department of Architecture. In 2017 he graduated in Architecture, with thesis in Urban Planning, and in 2018 he won a post-graduate fellowship at the same university. His doctoral research studies centralities in relation to urban-architectural design and socio-economic context. He has collaborated in several university and national research projects (such as Abruzzo2020, Città medie e metropoli regionali). His contributions are published in books, journals and conference proceedings. He is a member of INU (National Institute for Urban Planning).

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Published

30-12-2021

How to Cite

Bocca, A. (2021). Public space and 15-minute city: A conceptual exploration for the functional reconfiguration of proximity city. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 14(3), 395–410. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/8062

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): The city challenges and external agents. Methods, tools and best practices

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LUME (Land Use, Mobility and Environment)

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