Il centro direzionale di Napoli: verso una città-territorio?

Abstract

In recent years, listening and observation of society has gradually assumed a greater role, to define new urban policies and planning modeling. In this sense, sociological literature provided causes for reflection, problematizing concepts as need, identity or local action; central key concepts in the practices and theories of urban planning. Lately, in many European cities (Naples included), urban planning provided a response to the need of territorial identity. Recently the urban policies overcome the traditional planning tools. This paper presents the results of a case study about the planning and restyling of a contemporary neapolitan “business district” called Centro direzionale. The aim of the paper is to described the urban planning process. I have considered two macrodimension of analysis. The first one is organizational: it examines how the project is inclusive for stakeholders. The second one is relational: it considers the territorial identity and the sense of community of the different populations livening on District. Has the "bio-socio-environmental capital” been improved?