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Just transition

The systemic shift that integrates sustainability with social equity, ensuring rights, participation, and measures for redistribution, protection, and reconversion for people and places

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ABSTRACT The evidence on the effect that sharing economy accommodation platforms have on the performance of hotels is not univocal, ...

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ABSTRACT The evidence on the effect that sharing economy accommodation platforms have on the performance of hotels is not univocal, ...

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ABSTRACT The evidence on the effect that sharing economy accommodation platforms have on the performance of hotels is not univocal, ...

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ABSTRACT The evidence on the effect that sharing economy accommodation platforms have on the performance of hotels is not univocal, ...

an empirical investigation of the moderating effects

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ABSTRACT The evidence on the effect that sharing economy accommodation platforms have on the performance of hotels is not univocal, and a general picture about the circumstances under which hotels may suffer the least from this disruption is still missing. This paper contributes to bridge this gap by examining the role that contingent factors can […]

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Over the last years, thanks to improvements in digital technologies, sharing economy has risen to prominence reshaping several industries. Among ...

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Over the last years, thanks to improvements in digital technologies, sharing economy has risen to prominence reshaping several industries. Among ...

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Over the last years, thanks to improvements in digital technologies, sharing economy has risen to prominence reshaping several industries. Among ...

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Over the last years, thanks to improvements in digital technologies, sharing economy has risen to prominence reshaping several industries. Among ...

Over the last years, thanks to improvements in digital technologies, sharing economy has risen to prominence reshaping several industries. Among these, hospitality is facing a deeper structural change as the newly born Airbnb has matched in few years the capacity of traditional players. Moreover, the entry of Airbnb in the hospitality market has pointed out […]

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In a context of widespread and heterogeneous availability of transformable assets in the urban fabric, not just property owned by ...

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In a context of widespread and heterogeneous availability of transformable assets in the urban fabric, not just property owned by ...

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In a context of widespread and heterogeneous availability of transformable assets in the urban fabric, not just property owned by ...

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In a context of widespread and heterogeneous availability of transformable assets in the urban fabric, not just property owned by ...

The enhancement of urban cultural heritage as a strategy to reactivate city regeneration processes

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In a context of widespread and heterogeneous availability of transformable assets in the urban fabric, not just property owned by the municipality, Future Urban Legacy Lab has proposed a paradigm shift. It integrates the analysis of the availability for use of the municipal built heritage with a reflection on the intensity of use, the dynamics […]

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The Recoding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

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The Recoding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

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The Recoding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

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The Recoding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

Rethinking the rules of cities

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The Recoding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the combined result of spatial planning, market forces, swinging frames of reasoning, conformity to norms and individual expectations and aspirations. To do so, the Recoding project focuses on the role of urban codes in shaping the […]

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Retailers choose location on the basis of accessibility measures and attractiveness of potential places. Firstly, this research focuses on understanding ...

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Retailers choose location on the basis of accessibility measures and attractiveness of potential places. Firstly, this research focuses on understanding ...

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Retailers choose location on the basis of accessibility measures and attractiveness of potential places. Firstly, this research focuses on understanding ...

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Retailers choose location on the basis of accessibility measures and attractiveness of potential places. Firstly, this research focuses on understanding ...

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Retailers choose location on the basis of accessibility measures and attractiveness of potential places. Firstly, this research focuses on understanding and measuring the morphological characteristics of typical urban locations in order to provide a critical interpretation of urban commercial patterns. Moreover, more than ever before, traditional urban retail systems are endangered. Online shopping, upsurges in […]

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Abstract Within the global picture of financialisation of land and territory required by neoliberal national policies, housing becomes a financial ...

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Abstract Within the global picture of financialisation of land and territory required by neoliberal national policies, housing becomes a financial ...

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Abstract Within the global picture of financialisation of land and territory required by neoliberal national policies, housing becomes a financial ...

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Abstract Within the global picture of financialisation of land and territory required by neoliberal national policies, housing becomes a financial ...

A key ingredient for a new housing architecture and policy

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Abstract Within the global picture of financialisation of land and territory required by neoliberal national policies, housing becomes a financial tool, neglecting its nature as a common good, as reported by Raquel Rolnik, UN special rapporteur on adequate housing. In light of this, this research reflects on the paths that commoning efforts in the housing […]

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Abstract From the early 2000s, the first ideas of urban agricultural production integrated within the architecture took shape as a ...

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Abstract From the early 2000s, the first ideas of urban agricultural production integrated within the architecture took shape as a ...

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Abstract From the early 2000s, the first ideas of urban agricultural production integrated within the architecture took shape as a ...

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Abstract From the early 2000s, the first ideas of urban agricultural production integrated within the architecture took shape as a ...

Spaces and architectures for commercial indoor zero-acreage farms

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Abstract From the early 2000s, the first ideas of urban agricultural production integrated within the architecture took shape as a response to the needs arising from the future urban growth and climate change. Thanks to new technology ( as LED and hydroponics), indoor urban agriculture became a “light manufacturing” by fitting in the already present […]

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The beauty of Europe deserves to be told and promoted, it represents both our history and our future. Not only ...

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The beauty of Europe deserves to be told and promoted, it represents both our history and our future. Not only ...

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The beauty of Europe deserves to be told and promoted, it represents both our history and our future. Not only ...

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The beauty of Europe deserves to be told and promoted, it represents both our history and our future. Not only ...

The beauty of Europe deserves to be told and promoted, it represents both our history and our future. Not only because it is an essential element of European identity, and therefore preserving and promoting it expresses the best possible response to the fear, violence, and fanaticism that seek to poison our societies. The protection and […]

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Italy is a country of homeowners. However, according to national statistics, cash renters do not seem disadvantaged in relation to ...

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Italy is a country of homeowners. However, according to national statistics, cash renters do not seem disadvantaged in relation to ...

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Italy is a country of homeowners. However, according to national statistics, cash renters do not seem disadvantaged in relation to ...

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Italy is a country of homeowners. However, according to national statistics, cash renters do not seem disadvantaged in relation to ...

Italy is a country of homeowners. However, according to national statistics, cash renters do not seem disadvantaged in relation to their landlords: 9 million of tenants spend averagely 400€ per month on their rent (only 14% of the average national income). In major cities, these figures change radically. In the case of Milan, the affordable […]

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The Re-Coding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

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The Re-Coding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

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The Re-Coding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

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The Re-Coding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the ...

Rethinking the rules of the city

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The Re-Coding project investigates the ordinary making of the urban fabric. In this context, the city is conceived as the combined result of spatial planning, market forces, swinging frames of reasoning, conformity to norms and individual expectations and aspirations. To do so, the Re-Coding project focuses on the role of urban codes in shaping the […]

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As uncertainty and risky decisions about transforming existing cities have become the norm worldwide, it is necessary to experiment with ...

Tutors: Nannina Spanò , Federico Accorsi , Lucia Baima , Caterina Barioglio , Daniele Campobenedetto and more...

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As uncertainty and risky decisions about transforming existing cities have become the norm worldwide, it is necessary to experiment with ...

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As uncertainty and risky decisions about transforming existing cities have become the norm worldwide, it is necessary to experiment with ...

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As uncertainty and risky decisions about transforming existing cities have become the norm worldwide, it is necessary to experiment with ...

TRANS-forming industrial legacy Spatial and Economic models of re-USE

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As uncertainty and risky decisions about transforming existing cities have become the norm worldwide, it is necessary to experiment with innovative transdisciplinary approaches and analytical tools. Architectural and urban design options interact with environmental engineering practices, and a large amount of spatial information and data relating to the location is linked back to regional trends, […]

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Throughout its troubled history, Berlin had been faced several structural changes and could be considered a city always in the ...

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Throughout its troubled history, Berlin had been faced several structural changes and could be considered a city always in the ...

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Throughout its troubled history, Berlin had been faced several structural changes and could be considered a city always in the ...

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Throughout its troubled history, Berlin had been faced several structural changes and could be considered a city always in the ...

Urban strategies and design models in post-wall Berlin

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Throughout its troubled history, Berlin had been faced several structural changes and could be considered a city always in the making. This article wants to analyse current urban strategies in Berlin, especially focusing on the so-called Berlin Strategy 2030. Through a review of the urban projects involved in the different strategies, the article aims to […]

Future
Urban Legacy
Lab

FULL è un centro di ricerca del Politecnico di Torino. Esploriamo, immaginiamo e progettiamo il futuro del territorio e del patrimonio urbano.

@OGR Tech – Corso Castelfidardo, 22
10128 Torino – Italy
full@polito.it

Future
Urban Legacy
Lab

FULL is a research center of the Politecnico di Torino. We explore, imagine and design the future of the territory and of the urban legacies.

@OGR Tech – Corso Castelfidardo, 22
10128 Torino – Italy
full@polito.it