Social Innovation in Productive Assets Redevelopment: Insights from the Urban Development Scene

Scaffidi, Federica

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48279-4_94

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“…Compared to the reclamation and recovery of sites located in active industrial areas outside of cities, brownfield regeneration in an urban context poses additional constraints (e.g., restrictions on site morphology variations-even temporary ones-and on area use), and is connected to the landscape characterization and overall perception of the place [2,3]. Nevertheless, brownfields patently represent a potential resource, since they are often embedded in the urban fabric, well-connected to the infrastructure system, and equipped with a dense network of sub-services [5,6].…”

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confidence: 99%

AdRem: An Integrated Approach for Adaptive Remediation

et al. 2020

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Abandoned industrial sites are generally characterized by soil and subsoil contamination. The paradigm currently employed for their remediation is “tabula rasa”, i.e., remediation of the entire site before its repurpose. However, this method is not economically, socially, or technologically sustainable: it delays the reuse of large areas, often well-connected to infrastructures, whose reuse may prevent further soil consumption. A possible solution to this problem is the application of adaptive reuse principles. This study, conducted at FULL (Future Urban Legacy Lab) in Politecnico di Torino, presents an interdisciplinary approach to spatialize, visualize, and manage interactions between reclamation and urban design for the transformation of contaminated urban areas. The core is based on a decision support parametric toolkit, named AdRem, developed to compare available remediation techniques and schematic urban design solutions. AdRem uses a 3D modeling interface and VPL scripting. Required input data are a geometric description of the site, data on the contamination status, viable remediation techniques, and associated features, and schematic urban design recommendations. A filtering process selects the techniques compatible with the site use foreseen. The output is an optimized remediation and reuse plan that can support an interdisciplinary discussion on possible site regeneration options.

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confidence: 99%