The urbicide of the Gaza Strip
The massive destruction of the urban fabric caused by the Israeli military operations, coupled with the impossibility of rapid reconstruction, are the features of the urbicide of Gaza
L’urbicidio di Gaza
Le devastanti distruzioni del corpo urbano unite all’impossibilità di una rapida ricostruzione sono la caratteristica centrale dello stato di guerra permanente a Gaza
Distruzioni e ricostruzioni a Gaza
Le distruzioni causate dai bombardamenti israeliani del maggio 2021 e il processo di ricostruzione: intervista a Checkpoint Rainews24
The space of the conflict in Jerusalem. That is, distinguishing the wood from the trees
In order to fully understand the Sheikh Jarrah’s case, it is necessary to be aware of how, since 1967, Jerusalem has been physically transfigured by a systematic series of urban policies and projects
Gerusalemme, lo spazio del conflitto
Per comprendere quel sta accadendo in questi giorni a Gerusalemme è indispensabile avere contezza di come, a partire dal 1967, la Città Santa è stata fisicamente trasfigurata da una serie sistematica di politiche urbane finalizzate a rendere materiale il dominio israeliano dell’intera città
Matteo Renzi, urbanista visionario in Medio Oriente
Analisi (ironica) dell’articolo dell’ex premier Matteo Renzi su AlUla “città del futuro”, apparso su Arab News
Why we should stop publishing in open-access journals with article processing charges
The current international publication system is sick. While waiting to find a therapy for its disease, we should avoid aggravating its health by relying on something like APC journals, which do not constitute a viable treatment, but the death of trustworthy scholarly publishing.
Planning, pluralism and religious diversity
Religious diversity has significant consequences on the urban environment, and primarily because of the new spaces that it entails. These spaces engender complex problems of regulation, including specific issues related to urban planning. This article will mainly consider the current situation in Italy. Its focus will be on the …
Corruption in land-use issues: a crucial challenge for planning theory and practice
This paper deals with the question of corruption in the field of land-use planning. To curb the insidious spread of graft and bribery, anti-corruption measures should be built into any planning system as part of its structure. Corruption in the planning field is largely tied to the opportunities that …
Urbanistica, moschee e altri luoghi di culto
Chiodelli F., Moroni S. (2016). “Urbanistica, moschee e altri luoghi di culto. Riflessioni a partire da una recente legge della regione Lombardia”. CRIOS, 11: 21-34