VENEZIA AND THE VENICEMARATHON

Active infrastructures for territorial maintenance and community care

Abstract

In recent years, the issue of collective health has returned to the forefront of debates governing the management and transformation of cities, reaffirming the strong relationship of interdependence between the well-being of the environment and that of human beings, as well as the need for mutual care between community and territory. In this context, Venice represents a territorial paradigm of reference to ensure adequate levels of urban quality, lifestyles, social vitality and collective health. At the same time, the Venicemarathon, in addition to playing the role of a powerful territorial brand, can be read and designed as an infrastructure for the health of both the inhabitants and the territory.

Keywords: urban health, active design, public spaces, health infrastructures