Italy has been strongly influenced by the wave of migratory flows that over the years have seen it involved, undergoing significant changes. The number of immigrants in the ranks of the population, Italian and European in general, is constantly growing. In the context of an urban context in which the strong presence of foreign citizens is undeniable, the operation of integration between the host community and the host community becomes a fundamental step. In order to be managed, a phenomenon such as immigration requires actions and programmes capable of promoting integration between cultures at an urban level. The question of urban identity emerges, therefore, which pours into the places of the city and into the conformation of its spaces, and the question of cultural identity which, instead, finds itself in the expression of collective memory, in everything that is the history and essence of a culture and which inevitably pours into the city itself. As a result, we are faced with an inevitable contrast between the defence of urban identity and cultural uniformity with the current phenomenon of globalization and the rampant process of immigration. In the current circumstances, urban planning also has the task of ensuring equal access to services and opportunities for the population. In this sense, two nodes need to be resolved: accessibility to services and management of public space. Accessibility refers to the places of the city - districts, squares, buildings - and their ability to be easily reached by any category of users. Interesting is the link that arises between the concept of accessibility and the problem of social exclusion in turn linked to the degree of usability of the spaces of the city. With reference to that portion of citizens composed of immigrants, it can be said that the concept of accessibility is more closely linked to mobility and housing. The objective is therefore to improve the conditions of urban accessibility in favour of the "weaker" users. Public space, in turn, represents the place where urban life finds its maximum expression. It is also understood as the community space - squares, streets, stations, etc. - the place of collective memory and should therefore be read as a symbolic place for the city. It is in public space that the inhabitant of a neighborhood must be able to recognize himself, and for immigrants the public space can become an opportunity for meeting, confrontation and knowledge. The re-creation and improvement of public space as a strategy for the requalification of the outskirts and ethnically connoted areas of a city, should include actions to improve connections, increase multifunctionality, and reduce the phenomena of exclusion. The study that we propose to address starts from the analysis of a case study - related to the town of Castel Volturno, in the province of Caserta - photograph of a negative reality for immigrants. This is a territory whose urbanization process has been totally detached from the services. The phenomena of building abuse and speculation of which Castel Volturno was the scene, have contributed to increasing the level of degradation of the city itself by encouraging, among other things, the settlement in it of a growing number of immigrants. The objective to be pursued is the realization of interventions on an urban scale that are able to promote integration and multi-ethnic coexistence between the indigenous population and the foreign one.
The city as a place of ethnic and cultural fusion - how the growth of foreign population influenced the transformations of the territory.
de Biase C.
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2019
Abstract
Italy has been strongly influenced by the wave of migratory flows that over the years have seen it involved, undergoing significant changes. The number of immigrants in the ranks of the population, Italian and European in general, is constantly growing. In the context of an urban context in which the strong presence of foreign citizens is undeniable, the operation of integration between the host community and the host community becomes a fundamental step. In order to be managed, a phenomenon such as immigration requires actions and programmes capable of promoting integration between cultures at an urban level. The question of urban identity emerges, therefore, which pours into the places of the city and into the conformation of its spaces, and the question of cultural identity which, instead, finds itself in the expression of collective memory, in everything that is the history and essence of a culture and which inevitably pours into the city itself. As a result, we are faced with an inevitable contrast between the defence of urban identity and cultural uniformity with the current phenomenon of globalization and the rampant process of immigration. In the current circumstances, urban planning also has the task of ensuring equal access to services and opportunities for the population. In this sense, two nodes need to be resolved: accessibility to services and management of public space. Accessibility refers to the places of the city - districts, squares, buildings - and their ability to be easily reached by any category of users. Interesting is the link that arises between the concept of accessibility and the problem of social exclusion in turn linked to the degree of usability of the spaces of the city. With reference to that portion of citizens composed of immigrants, it can be said that the concept of accessibility is more closely linked to mobility and housing. The objective is therefore to improve the conditions of urban accessibility in favour of the "weaker" users. Public space, in turn, represents the place where urban life finds its maximum expression. It is also understood as the community space - squares, streets, stations, etc. - the place of collective memory and should therefore be read as a symbolic place for the city. It is in public space that the inhabitant of a neighborhood must be able to recognize himself, and for immigrants the public space can become an opportunity for meeting, confrontation and knowledge. The re-creation and improvement of public space as a strategy for the requalification of the outskirts and ethnically connoted areas of a city, should include actions to improve connections, increase multifunctionality, and reduce the phenomena of exclusion. The study that we propose to address starts from the analysis of a case study - related to the town of Castel Volturno, in the province of Caserta - photograph of a negative reality for immigrants. This is a territory whose urbanization process has been totally detached from the services. The phenomena of building abuse and speculation of which Castel Volturno was the scene, have contributed to increasing the level of degradation of the city itself by encouraging, among other things, the settlement in it of a growing number of immigrants. The objective to be pursued is the realization of interventions on an urban scale that are able to promote integration and multi-ethnic coexistence between the indigenous population and the foreign one.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
