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Zeta – cities in transition /4

Lucio Beltrami — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:33:00 +0000

Starting with the course “Challenges for the Contemporary City,” which provided insights and tools to newly appointed administrators and young people interested in urban transformation and active citizenship, FULL has created a four-part podcast that tells the story of a city undergoing change as it faces the challenges of these years of transition.

Episode 4 – Participation and active citizenship

Participation is actually a spectrum of practices, which are also defined as a “ladder” or “tree of participation” to represent its various forms: from information to citizen consultation, to more active forms of collaboration and greater responsibility in decision-making processes. Listening to the voices of those who want to contribute to tomorrow’s change is useful for achieving the transitions that our cities and territories need.

Texts by Erica Mangione (FULL), Cristian Campagnaro, Giorgia Curtabbi, and Martina Leo (PoliTo for social issues).
Voices of Cristian Campagnaro, Giorgia Curtabbi, and Martina Leo from PoliTo for social issues, Claudio Jampaglia

Zeta _ Cities in Transition is a podcast by FULL – Future Urban Legacy Lab, the research center on cities and territory at the Polytechnic University of Turin, produced for the ZetaLab project of the City of Turin, funded by the Piedmont Region, to promote participation and active citizenship among young people.

Coordination Mauro Fontana, Erica Mangione, Manuela Ronci.
With the participation of PoliTo per il Sociale and Lucio Beltrami.
Post-production and editing Claudio Jampaglia at Radio Popolare studios.
Music by Gaetano Nicosia.
Graphics by Giuseppe Mangiola.

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Zeta – cities in transition /3

Lucio Beltrami — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:25:00 +0000

Episode Three – The Right Transition

The just transition is not a destination, but an ongoing process that requires placing socio-spatial justice at the heart of urban transformations, guiding every decision on spaces, resources, and rights.

Lyrics and lead vocals Erica Mangione
With contributions and voices from young participants in the course Challenges for the Contemporary City.

Coordination Mauro Fontana, Erica Mangione, Manuela Ronci.
With the participation of PoliTo per il Sociale and Lucio Beltrami.
Post-production and editing Claudio Jampaglia at Radio Popolare studios.
Music by Gaetano Nicosia.
Graphics by Giuseppe Mangiola.

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Zeta – cities in transition /2

Lucio Beltrami — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:25:00 +0000

Second episode – the digital transition

The digital transition is not a race for innovation. It is a transformation of the way we live, participate, and make decisions.

Lyrics and lead vocals Mauro Fontana
With contributions and voices from Maria Ferrara, Tommaso Listo, and the young participants in the course Challenges for the Contemporary City.

Coordination Mauro Fontana, Erica Mangione, Manuela Ronci.
With the participation of PoliTo per il Sociale and Lucio Beltrami.
Post-production and editing Claudio Jampaglia at Radio Popolare studios.
Music by Gaetano Nicosia.
Graphics by Giuseppe Mangiola.

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Zeta – cities in transition /1

Lucio Beltrami — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:13:00 +0000

First episode – the ecological transition

Even before being a technical or political issue, ecological transition is a cultural transition. It is a change that prompts us to question the way we inhabit the world and live in cities.

Lyrics and lead vocals by Manuela Ronci.
With contributions and voices from young participants in the course Challenges for the Contemporary City.

Zeta _ Cities in Transition is a podcast by FULL – Future Urban Legacy Lab, the research center on cities and territory at the Polytechnic University of Turin, produced for the ZetaLab project, promoted by the City of Turin and funded by the Piedmont Region to promote participation and active citizenship among young people.

Coordination Mauro Fontana, Erica Mangione, Manuela Ronci.
With the participation of PoliTo per il Sociale and Lucio Beltrami.
Post-production and editing Claudio Jampaglia at Radio Popolare studios.
Music by Gaetano Nicosia.
Graphics by Giuseppe Mangiola.

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Counterpreservation

Lucio Beltrami — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:34:52 +0000

Spring Seminar Series 2021 – Preservation and Decay

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Reading “Bodies between Space and Design”

Lucio Beltrami — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 17:52:44 +0000

Cristina Bianchetti and Mirko Zardini discuss their last book “Leggendo Corpi tra Spazio e Progetto” (Mimesis, 2020).

The body is a channel of transit between space and design: the medium through which design manipulates space. This is the thesis of the book, which develops a critical reading of urban design by observing the way it affects the body. In doing so, it acquires a dimension that goes beyond the individual body, whether sick, healthy, open, measured, scrutinised, liberated or emancipated. It acquires a public, political dimension.

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Sustainable Innovation Potential in the Re-Use of Buildings

Lucio Beltrami — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:46:20 +0000

Elena Guidetti and Marianna Nigra, both researchers at FULL, discuss a recent paper on the Re-use of buildings in a critical perspective.

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Net-zero energy renovations

Lucio Beltrami — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:28:28 +0000

Margot Pellegrino, researcher at Lab’Urba and professor at the Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris, presents her recent research on energy renovations on the French public housing stock.

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Mines of the zero-emission city

Lucio Beltrami — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:26:20 +0000

Alberto Valz Gris, PhD candidate at FULL, presents his research on the lithium commodity chain starting from the mines in the Atacama desert in Chile to the controversial zero-emission city relying on lithium batteries. Seminar chaired by Chiara Iacovone.

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THE PLANETARY EXPERIMENT: On Artificial Intelligence, Habitat, and the Future of Life

Lucio Beltrami — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:24:04 +0000

Orit Halpern, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University, discusses planetarism in the light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak.

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