Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Urban Space, International
Conference, Florence, June 27th - 28th 2016
(http://crossdisciplinaryurbanspace.com/call-for-paper/)
Session 8 - *Regulating and designing urban space for pluralism*
Session organizer: Francesco Chiodelli (Gran Sasso Science Institute)
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Cities have always been crucibles of diversity, enabling contact among
a variety of ideas of what constitutes a good living and lifestyle.
Writing in the early decades of the last century, Louis Wirth declared
optimistically that the mere juxtaposition of divergent personalities
and modes of life in a city tends to produce a sense of toleration of
differences. Today, however, a cosmopolitan outlook, public toleration,
and pluralism are no longer—if they ever were—an automatic by-product of
the city environment. Quite the opposite has emerged; new forms of
closure, enclavism, segregation, and discrimination—based on ethnic,
religious and social differences—are spreading in several cities. In
many cases, these issues have a spatial matrix and are framed in terms
of spatial planning and design issues. Take, for instance, several cases
of municipal by-laws or street furniture design aimed at excluding
undesired groups or lifestyles from public space. But think also of
thorny ethical questions raised by the spread of several kinds of
private collective spaces such as shopping malls and private residential
communities. This session is aimed at exploring the variety of cases in
which urban design and regulation (of public spaces as well as of
private ones) impact urban pluralism. In particular, contributions
investigating these issues with reference to specific case studies are
welcomed.
We invite submissions for 20-minute presentations to be delivered in
English. Please send a 300-word abstract, contact details and a brief
bio by Monday, 15 February 2016 to [log in to unmask] and
to [log in to unmask] The conference will be
held at the University of Florence, Department of Architecture.
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Francesco Chiodelli
Gran Sasso Science Institute
viale Francesco Crispi 7, L'Aquila (Italy)
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