Designing Inclusive and Sustainable Cities: An urban future for All

Titolo Rivista RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'
Autori/Curatori Patrizia Belfiore, Livinus Ogbondah, Domenico Tafuri
Anno di pubblicazione 2025 Fascicolo 2025/1Suppl.
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 12 P. 11-22 Dimensione file 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/riss2025oa19831
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Social inclusion, sustainability and the management of urban spaces are central themes in modern urban development policies, ina global context marked by increasingly complex economic, environmental and social challenges. With the process of urbanization,cities face the delicate task of ensuring equal opportunities for all citizens, without discrimination based on socio-economic, culturalor physical factors. Social inclusion, in this context, becomes essential to avoid the risk of marginalization of specific social groups,such as people with disabilities or the most vulnerable sections of the population. The aim of the article is to highlight the closeconnection between social inclusion and sustainability and how these two aspects can reinforce each other in achieving theSustainable Development Goals.

Social inclusion, sustainability and the management of urban spaces are central themes in modern urban development policies, ina global context marked by increasingly complex economic, environmental and social challenges. With the process of urbanization,cities face the delicate task of ensuring equal opportunities for all citizens, without discrimination based on socio-economic, culturalor physical factors. Social inclusion, in this context, becomes essential to avoid the risk of marginalization of specific social groups,such as people with disabilities or the most vulnerable sections of the population. The aim of the article is to highlight the closeconnection between social inclusion and sustainability and how these two aspects can reinforce each other in achieving theSustainable Development Goals.

Parole chiave:; Social inclusion; Sustainability; Disability; Tactical urbanism; Design; Community

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Patrizia Belfiore, Livinus Ogbondah, Domenico Tafuri, Designing Inclusive and Sustainable Cities: An urban future for All in "RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'" 1Suppl./2025, pp 11-22, DOI: 10.3280/riss2025oa19831