Polycentric urban regions in the Alpine space

Dematteis, Giuseppe

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“…In the northern part of the country, we also observe the emergence of the Northern League, a pro-independence movement centred on the Po Plain (Padania) through which flow the rivers originating mainly from the Alps. The region includes small and medium sized Alpine cities, such as Bolzano, Sondrio, and Belluno, and several large cities, such as Turin, Milan, and Verona, which extend into 21 See, in particular, Manuel Castells (2000) and the proposal of "polycentric urban regions" by Giuseppe Dematteis, 2009). The concepts of monocentric and polycentric development are the focal points of the European spatial policy debate.…”

Section: Exploring Two Alpine Citiesmentioning

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On The Sustainability Of Urban Institutional Dynamics: Capitalization, Decentralization, And The Case Of Two Alpine Cities

Church¹,

Maisetti

2011

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The focus of this article is on the institutional dimension of urban dynamics, particularly on the twin processes of capitalization – defined as the transformation of a place into a capital city – and decentralization. We observe that they co-exist in several urban contexts. A study was conducted addressing the inherent level of sustainability for each configuration produced by the dynamics. This hypothesis was tested by performing a mental experiment to assess the consequences of the prevalence of one dynamic over the other. To do so, a case study was undertaken on two Italian Alpine cities – Turin and Bolzano – in order to empirically ground the experiment and compare the two conceptual models. From our analysis, both extreme centralization and decentralization seem unsustainable. The broader policy implications are clear: urban institutions must seek to control these processes by avoiding the extremes and mitigating their impacts.

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Section: Exploring Two Alpine Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

On The Sustainability Of Urban Institutional Dynamics: Capitalization, Decentralization, And The Case Of Two Alpine Cities

Church¹,

Maisetti

2011

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“…Esso rappresenta un caso particolare tra quei contesti di montagna dove si registra una forte pressione urbana intorno alle principali città di valle, che ha determinato una dimensione metropolitana estesa dalla valle ai territori in quota, seppur con una densità strutturalmente non costante e con differenti modalità, come altri studiosi hanno già evidenziato (Dematteis, 1975;Gaido 1999;Perlik e Bätzing, 1999;Perlik, Messerli e Bätzing, 2001;Bätzing, 2005;Dematteis, 2009;Diener et al 2005). conseguenza del ruolo prevalentemente residenziale che alta e bassa montagna stanno assumendo.…”

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Condomini di montagna. Una riflessione sugli insediamenti e sull’abitare nei contesti periurbani di una città alpina

Mattiucci¹

2015

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“…Cette hétérogénéité de territoires dans la région alpine constitue une part de la richesse des Alpes, toujours plus identifiable en tant qu'espace intégré au centre de l'Europe, non seulement en termes physico-géographiques, mais aussi en termes politiques et économiques (Dematteis, 2009) trouvé, dans l'humus alpin, l'impulsion pour émerger. En ce sens, il suffit de penser aux associations territoriales transfrontalières, à la mise en oeuvre de réseaux urbains alpins, à la participation à des projets de coopération transfrontalière grâce aux constructions territoriales spécifiques.…”

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Les territoires fragiles dans la région alpine : une proposition de lecture entre innovation et marginalité

Corrado¹

2010

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Cet article propose une lecture et une description des territoires alpins fragiles, en jetant un autre regard, où le concept de fragilité est associé à celui de handicap, c’est-à-dire un autre regard sur l’identification des potentiels locaux spécifiques qui peuvent être encore activés à travers une force créatrice propre aux Alpes. La lecture est effectuée en fonction des territoires alpins fragiles qui font partie des provinces de Turin et Coni et se base sur une analyse empirique des initiatives qui enclenchent en quelque façon des dynamiques micro-territoriales de développement innovant.
The paper proposes a reading and description of fragile Alpine areas that overturns the conventional standpoint, according to which marginality is often synonymous with handicap. The paper starts form a different point of view, able to recognize specific local potentialities that can still be activated with a specific creative effort. The reading regards fragile Alpine areas in the Provinces of Turin and Cuneo and is based on an empirical analysis of the actions underlying current micro-territorial innovative development trends

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Polycentric urban regions in the Alpine space

Cited by 36 publications

References 7 publications

On The Sustainability Of Urban Institutional Dynamics: Capitalization, Decentralization, And The Case Of Two Alpine Cities

On The Sustainability Of Urban Institutional Dynamics: Capitalization, Decentralization, And The Case Of Two Alpine Cities

Condomini di montagna. Una riflessione sugli insediamenti e sull’abitare nei contesti periurbani di una città alpina

Les territoires fragiles dans la région alpine : une proposition de lecture entre innovation et marginalité

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