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(Re)Discovering Proximity

Generating New Urbanity—An Action Research for Milan

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Authors:
  1. Marika Fior

    1. Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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  2. Paolo Galuzzi

    1. Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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  3. Gabriele Pasqui

    1. Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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  4. Piergiorgio Vitillo

    1. Department of Architecture, Building Engineering and Building Environment, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology (BRIEFSAPPLSCIENCES)

Part of the book sub series: PoliMI SpringerBriefs (BRIEFSPOLIMI)

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This book explores the topic of proximity and its relations in the design of contemporary urban fabrics and public spaces. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflections on the future of cities have lately shed light on the concept of proximity, which is intended as the relationship between communities and urban functions and as relations among people, built spaces, and open spaces. The proximity is a historic and fertile field of interest for American and Northern European urban studies; it is a spatial and social program seemingly surpassed by the styles and rhythms of contemporary city life, but today it is back in vogue with different purposes. Meanwhile, the action research developed by the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies at the Politecnico di Milano for the Municipality of Milan reached its conclusion (2018–2020). The research work focused on contextualizing the new M4 Metro line stations under construction, and jointed mobility flows and places, long-rangenetworks and local ones, boosting the idea of metro stations as regenerative urban thresholds and urban platforms for enabling environmental, sustainable settlement, and active mobility systems. In other words, the action research for Milan shows how to achieve the concept of proximity in the urban design practice in a dense, stratified, and complex urban context.

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Proximity, Distance, Urban Space and the Human Body: An Introduction

    • Marika Fior, Paolo Galuzzi, Gabriele Pasqui, Piergiorgio Vitillo
    Pages 1-8

  3. Designing Neighbourhoods to be Called by Name

    • Marika Fior, Paolo Galuzzi, Gabriele Pasqui, Piergiorgio Vitillo
    Pages 9-39

  4. The Re-signification of the City and Inherited Building Stock

    • Marika Fior, Paolo Galuzzi, Gabriele Pasqui, Piergiorgio Vitillo
    Pages 41-69

  5. Safety, Green and Blue Networks, Active Mobility and Walkability

    • Marika Fior, Paolo Galuzzi, Gabriele Pasqui, Piergiorgio Vitillo
    Pages 71-102

  6. Urbanism in Action

    • Marika Fior, Paolo Galuzzi, Gabriele Pasqui, Piergiorgio Vitillo
    Pages 103-129
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Marika Fior, Paolo Galuzzi

  • Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Gabriele Pasqui

  • Department of Architecture, Building Engineering and Building Environment, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Piergiorgio Vitillo

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