Social and ecological issues in the urban open spaces regeneration

There are many abandoned green areas in urban contexts and this aspect deprives the city of a resource that, if treated, would lead to benefits so as to improve the aesthetics, the attractiveness and, above all, the livability of each district. Having a neighborhood that has green spaces created depending on the needs and desires of the citizens, is to have a collection of many territorial portions that are able to meet the demands of the citizens to achieve an improvement in the quality of life, as well as in the perception that each inhabitant has of the urban and social context in which he lives. This work deals with the requalification of three areas with poor ecosystem-environmental quality located in Maddaloni, Campania. The requalification intervention allows not only to serve three nearby structures with specific functions, but above all to create open spaces where activities could be carried out, which have caught more and more the interest of the citizens. These activities are related mainly to the care of the environment and the city's green areas, but also to the necessity to involve the citizens in the decision process for transparency and active sharing. A space that the citizens have helped to create is a space that they will consequently have a strong desire to live and care for.