Towards A City of Good Dwelling

Sharon Anna Somma; Paolo Colarossi; Francesco Colarossi

doi:10.38027/mediterranean-cities_vol4no1_6

Authors

Sharon Anna Somma Departement of Architecture, University of Roma TRE, Rome Italy https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6063-0302
Paolo Colarossi President of the National Planning Institute - Lazio region, Italy
Francesco Colarossi Studio Coffice – Architecture and Urbanism; Rome,Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38027/mediterranean-cities_vol4no1_6

Keywords:

Manifesto, Good Dwelling, Public Spaces, PASSI, Urban Plan

Abstract

One of the main issues in contemporary urban planning is the fragmentation of urban spaces (Batty 2009) due to the relentless processes of land transformation. This phenomenon can lead to the creation of isolated urban islands and a lack of high-quality public areas. Such weaknesses particularly affect the socio-economic conditions of marginal areas within the existing city, especially those on the outskirts near rural areas. Public spaces (Low et al 2006) are essential for social interaction, community building, and improving the overall quality of urban life. They are spaces where cultural, economic, and social activities converge, contributing to the city's vibrancy and inclusiveness. Are considered the key of the new processes of urban regeneration and it contributes significantly to the making of the city of "good dwelling" (Beauregard 2020). To obtain the conditions for a good dwelling, it is proposed to apply the seven principles contained in the "Manifesto della Città del Buon Abitare"(Colarossi et al 2023): the city of good dwelling must assume the general principles of hospitality, urbanity and beauty of its public spaces. The paper proposes as innovative approach, the use of an urban planning tool with which it is possible to apply the principles of the Manifesto of the city of good living and which is called "Plan-program of public space planning and public and private services" (P.A.S.S.i.). The effort of this research is to identify a general planning tool for the redevelopment to the existing city. The multi-scalar approach of the research tool simultaneously allows an overall vision of the program and a qualitative control of each individual project.

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