Abstract In the Fascist era, Gustavo Giovannoni played a fundamental role in planning the historic center of Bari, even though he did not take on direct urban planning tasks. The “Bari Vecchia” became a fundamental test for the theories of ‘diradamento’, even if some expectations were not met, especially as regards the administrative and economic …
Abstract The notion of ‘historical center’ is only apparently clear, especially in those cases where we do not have to refer to the compact and survived core within the perimeter of a small or average-sized town, but rather to a complex environment. In its specificity, Naples is one of those cases where it is already …
Abstract The complex urban and real estate development of the rione Santa Lucia starts with the approval of the Lops Project in 1886 and the following building permit. The project consists of the construction of a new luxurious residential district on a land reclamation. The new neighborhood views the bay of Naples from a prestigious …
Abstract In the nineteenth century, the discovery of the Capri landscape by European intellectuals and artists trigger a complex phenomenon. Around the former island of Emperor Tiberius, interpreted as a flap of the Far East, many fascinating imaginary landscapes are built. On this basis, in the years of Fascism, the island – considered as an …
Abstract The volume offers a historical reconstruction of the reasons and events connected to the transformation and construction of the urban passage including the Carabinieri barracks (formerly of the Cavalleria delle Due Sicilie), via Domenico Morelli (formerly via Pace) and the so-called ‘Bourbon tunnel’: a story of great interest from a historiographical point of view, …
Abstract Green wedges, considered here as ducts of green space running from the countryside into the centre of a city or town, have a deeper history than many expect – a history that provides valuable insight and lessons in the employment of networked green spaces in city design and regional planning today. Part history, and …
Abstract This paper analyses the role that the green wedges idea played in the main official reconstruction plans for London, the County of London Plan 1943 and the Greater London Plan 1944.1 Green wedges were theorised in the first decade of the twentieth century and discussed in multi-faceted ways up to the end of the …
Abstract The paper analyzes the history of green wedges in Britain from their origins in the first decade of the twentieth century up until the outbreak of the Second World War. Often neglected by the literature in favour of the ‘greenbelt’, the ‘green wedge’ was equally at the forefront of the minds of planners debating …
Abstract This book explores novel theories, strategies and methods for re-naturing cities. It enables readers to learn from best practice and advances the current theoretical and empirical understanding in the field. The book also offers valuable insights into how planners, urban designers and policymakers can apply this knowledge to their own cities and regions, exploring …
Image: The first plan of Jardim America drawn by Barry Parker. In Cia CITY Archives Abstract The original garden city concept was split between Howard’s original (which took form in the first garden city Letchworth in 1904) and the garden suburb of Hampstead in 1907 (Miller 2014). The idea of the city as a whole …
