Call for Papers
OPEN SPACES IN THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF MEDITERRANEAN CITIES: REPRESENTATIONS, USES AND NORMS
International Conference Rome, 24-25 September 2018
The goal of this conference is to analyze the role of open spaces in the transformations of Mediterranean metropolises.
In a context of urban growth, undeveloped spaces have long been considered empty, abandoned, or awaiting urbanization. With the rise of the sustainability paradigm and the strengthening of comprehensive land use planning at the metropolitan scale, perceptions have changed. In peri-urban areas, green spaces and subsequently agricultural lands have been promoted as multifunctional spaces that play a role in urban resilience. Within the city, the interstitial open spaces (parks, vacant lots) can support mixed uses, which are constitutive of the urbanity, and of a sustainable, livable city.
This reversal of representations prompts us to revisit the history of these open spaces, their specificities, and their relationships with built-up areas, in order to better understand management stakes and the diversity of roles such open spaces can play in the transformations of Mediterranean metropolises.
Papers are expected around the following topics: Continuer la lecture de [CFP] Open Spaces In The Transformations Of Mediterranean Cities: Representations, Uses And Norms