Urban Policy – Tafter Journal

Culture for Societies: Communication - Government Issues

The Governance of Metropolitan Areas in Italy: a Plan to Enhance Competitiveness

This paper aims to underline the need for a “metropolitan governance” in Italy with particular emphasis on the central area of Veneto region. Following on from a recent work by the authors Corò e Dalla Torre (2015) the “metropolitan issue”…

Cities, Urbanism, Architecture and Citizenship

It happens in Turin. From Cascina Roccafranca to the “Case del Quartiere Network”

In the last 20 years Turin has gone through several radical transformations and changes. When we talk about that we can’t forget its passage from “industrial town” to “post-industrial town”, breaking away from its past. From automotive to baby-parking and…

Cities, Urbanism, Architecture and Citizenship

Where is Berlin? Too many (virtual) walls shape the town and its communities

Whenever approaching a city for the first time there are different ways, patterns, walls, and stories to unearth its hidden string. I moved to Berlin in Ma, 2014 and suddenly, even before my arrival, I was already playing the most…