After decades of both enthusiasm and criticism over participatory map** in planning, some
scholars are accusing it of being an empty ritual, unable to deal with substantial issues or …

This paper examines a community-based food system which emerged recently around the
Simeto River Valley Agreement (SRA) in Sicily (Italy) through the lens of food citizenship …

Heritage is not only what societies inherit from the past: it is also an opportunity for practicing
the principles of sustainability in the making of the future. A community-based approach is …

In the face of the growing interest in Agamben's work by planning scholars, this article
suggests reframing such an interest by examining the theoretical controversy between …

Con il Trattato di Lisbona del 2007 sono emerse nuove pratiche discorsive nel merito delle
politiche di coesione territoriale europee e si è riconosciuta la rilevanza e utilità di un …

While limits of natural resources and climate change are forcing communities all over the
world to redefine relationships with their own living environments, this challenge can be …

The paper focuses on the challenges faced by planners committed to quality of life in 'inner
areas'(ie distant from major urban poles and often affected by the decline of population …

In contemporary societies, environmental and social crises arise as two faces of the same
coin, in concert with the crisis of current democratic systems. Innovative forms of democratic …

Thinking ethnographically with the work of Alberto Magnaghi, this paper explores the
tensions and nuances of constructing 'territory'throuxgh the making of an ecomuseum in the …

For more than a decade, researchers and activists have collaborated in the Simeto Valley for
the advancement of development inspired by social solidarity and the need of reconnecting …