Urban environments regeneration. Technological issues for adaptive re-use

The technological approach to the regeneration project of urban contexts is strongly oriented to the quality of living and implies approaches that pursue, on the one hand, environmental and energy objectives, and on the other, conservation and enhancement of the existing heritage according to the inseparable combination of "environment and innovation". In this transformative scenario the public space and, in general, the open spaces, play a strategic role, already covered traditionally within the city system as nodal elements not only in relation to usability and comfort but also to cultural identity, thus giving an added value to the urban fabric itself. In relation to the different functions attributed to the urban open space, an application case study is presented that focuses attention on climate-adaptive design approach, based on microclimate simulation for urban modelling.